Yes, they're regular cars. You can pay slightly extra for a "better" car. Like an up-charge/upgrade. Usually my husbands in charge of summoning the ubers when we're out of town but I do remember a couple of times him telling me to look for a specific car, as an example, a black escalade SUV. Another time, just a Honda sedan with a specific license plate number. I'm not sure if the uber app tells you your exact car every time or not.
Eta: I just asked the hubs and he said yes he's almost positive it gives you a vehicle description and license plate number every time a driver accepts your ride request. He's now asking a friend who drives for uber. He is also going to ask about all the possible reasons why multiple uber requests would "fail".
Anybody else have any uber questions?
(I feel a little silly every time I type or say the word uber...

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MOo.
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