Originally Posted by
wipekitty
Yes - and Uber tends to service cities, not rural areas.
My city just got Uber back in March, and services all and only La Crosse County. The folks I know who live rural mainly reside in Trempeleau or Vernon County in Wisconsin or Houston or Winona County in Minnesota, but still need to get to La Crosse for supplies (if not employment). 3G infrastructure is not yet present in all rural areas. Uber is not even a possibility: it's not legally set up to service the rural counties, and even if it were, it would be difficult to use barring an upgrade to cellular infrastructure.
As micro-transit options grow more accessible for short-distances, I'm hoping the larger buses will start serving longer routes with more distance between stops. Basically, I can see intercity bus service converging with local bus service as it gets easier to get to the bus stop near wherever you are.