Drivers of both taxis and ride-share vehicles said they would welcome a cap. Working for Uber and Lyft is becoming increasingly cannibalistic, they said. The glut of drivers means fewer trips per vehicle and less income. Robertson has a full-time job as a machinist, but her company hasn't been getting as many contracts recently, shrinking her pay. The lost salary already cost her a home to foreclosure, she said, so now on Fridays and Saturdays, between 9 p.m. and 4 a.m., she leaves her 1-year-old daughter with family to drive for Uber.