Uber's true business model isn't in place yet. Eventually, all cars will be self-driving, and they can ditch the drivers. The ultimate objective is to replace personal car ownership with a driving service.
Once they don't have to pay drivers, and they have monthly fees coming in from millions of subscribers, they'll clean up.
It is a huge improvement over entrenched fixtures who have been bought & paid for for decades.
And who says he isn't progressive? I haven't seen anything to indicate that he's a corporatist neo-lib that currently controls the party.