Black car app Gett said it was inundated with more than 100 orders and cancellations by more than a dozen of Uber employees over three days last week.
Key to Uber's continued success has been reliability, and that means always getting more drivers on the road. The e-hailing startup has used several tactics to achieve this, including its controversial surge-price policy during periods of high demand, preferential car financing rates for qualified drivers, and according to one on-demand black car rival, the disruption of competitor services to poach drivers.