The New York Times has a Christmas Day editorial saying that app-based taxi services like Uber and Lyft need to do a better job of background-checking their drivers. It cites a single incident-- albeit one that has grabbed headlines-- in which an Uber Driver in New Delhi was accused of raping a passenger.
Uber, for one, says its checks are superior to those conducted by taxi regulators. Uber naturally does an Internet-based check, not a fingerprint based search used by at least some regulators.
What this editorial and many like it miss is that an aversion to regulation, background checks included, is the whole point of app-based services. They say that driver reviews regulate the system and weed out bad drivers.
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