Uber Cooperation

Uber is not officially cooperating with any of its competitors. It has always had a very competitive attitude towards Lyft and Hailo and Uber has done everything possible to remain superior to these competitors. But if there's one way that Uber has cooperated with its competitors, even if unintentionally, it's been in it's effort to invade new markets and squash cab monopolies. Uber and Lyft have generally tried to infiltrate the same markets, at least domestically as Uber has a clear market dominance internationally. When they enter a new market, they are competing with each other but at the same time they are cooperating because they are squeezing out the cab monopolies together. By providing multiple alternatives to taking cabs, both of which are better in just about every way, they are pushing out the cabs completely. Even though this collaborative effort has not been intentional, it has helped both Uber and Lyft. They have made each other stronger by pushing cabs out of the picture.