Whether it's their fault or not, I believe a person should have a right to sue and lose, especially in cases of rape. You are right that Uber/Lyft/etc will likely be found not at fault, but then there is the case where Uber stole a customers medicals records in one of these rape instances [1] in which a lawsuit is more than fair for the victim.

[1] https://www.recode.net/2017/6/7/15754316/uber-executive-indi...

Agreed. My point was merely that this is a great move from the consumer perspective, one that I doubt other companies will follow.

Yeah it is a great move. I think the other companies will follow suit once they have an incident that causes the same level of bad PR that Uber has experienced. Once it starts to cut into their profits they will jump on board, sadly it always comes down to money.

The other thing you can do is reward the companies that lead on these issues with your business so you encourage others to do the same.

It's carrots and sticks. If a company doesn't do what you want, try sticks (punish them for not doing what you want) and carrots (reward those that do so others see that they should do the same).

I think it depends on what happpens. If someone with no prior record commits a crime, it shouldn’t be Uber’s fault... if they get complaints about a guy, but let him keep driving, that would be more of an issue.

Basically, was there something they should have done differently that amounts to negligence.

What's more, ride hailing drivers aren't even employees to begin with in most jurisdictions, and in many cases, the drivers working with one ride hailing company actually also work with the other(s).