CHANGE: Uber brings hope to Orlando taxi drivers, fear to their bosses. “Taxi drivers, who ferry around some of the nearly 60 million people a year who visit Orlando, aren’t nearly as concerned. In fact, they think the Uber revolution could improve their lives. Several cabdrivers who lease their cars from Mears or other taxi companies told the Orlando Sentinel they want to switch to Uber because they think they can make more money.”