Can you comment on the experience with the alternatives? This rejection happened right after I left, so I have been curious. Austin has a pretty bad DUI problem.
Also, I think it's more accurate to say that Uber rejected Austin, since Austin merely voted in regulation it did not want to comply with.
Is it true that UT-Austin has partnered with the rideshare company (Fasten?) to analyze the ride share data?
Don't really use it often enough, but it seems daily life is not impacted that much, there are few alternatives, smaller but probably enough for local needs.