> Yeah, and that would disrupt Uber badly in the area.

So what? Uber operates all over the world, losing some revenue (maybe not even profit) in one region is a loss they can eat. A Taxi company couldn't eat this kind of loss and would be forced to negotiate. Uber though? They can tough it out if it's advantageous to them.

This is the inevitable result of replacing local taxi monopolies or cartels with a multinational "tech" duopoly.