This ruling is pretty disastrous for Uber in some countries where there is ingrained corruption through regulation.
Take România for example: licenses are needed to operate, there is a limited number of them, winning licenses is a black box, there is a maximum limit to the price per kilometer, a phone operator service is required, physical systems that monitor the ride, no credit card taxi support legislation, no legal tipping, cars must be licensed for taxi, drivers need special taxes and tests (some are part time weekend drivers).
In short there is a lot of improvements that Uber brings but the legislation doesn’t cover (like GPS use) and there is no way to change those without hurting the real taxi drivers.
Take România for example: licenses are needed to operate, there is a limited number of them, winning licenses is a black box, there is a maximum limit to the price per kilometer, a phone operator service is required, physical systems that monitor the ride, no credit card taxi support legislation, no legal tipping, cars must be licensed for taxi, drivers need special taxes and tests (some are part time weekend drivers).
In short there is a lot of improvements that Uber brings but the legislation doesn’t cover (like GPS use) and there is no way to change those without hurting the real taxi drivers.