“So it is an additional service that facilitates the lifestyles of one sector of Saudi women, who are the minority.” …[Hatoon al-Fassi, a women’s rights activist and academic at King Saud University] warned against interpreting the popularity of Uber as a feat for women’s rights.”It is not this [Uber] that will make the difference … there are people that have an interest in keeping women the way they are.”

Women react to Saudi $3.5bn Uber cash injection – AJE News

sigh…