Well of course they do it for money but $3.75 for a half hour airport run is insane even by Uber's SE Asian standards. The cars were good (Honda City) and the drivers educated and well presented. I live in KL where UberX frequently results in a battered Perodua Myvi running on some of the cheapest petrol outside the middle east so paying $1 for a short local trip or $18 for a 60-minute airport run seems ok.

In Bali, though, the Uber pricing really seems unsustainabley low. Are they pricing to punish the taxi mafia? What would a metered taxi be for this journey? How much are the drivers really taking home? The moral hazard of using Uber is playing out on the streets of Bali.