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13 Jun 2023 Acquired Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi
“Ultimately, we think the better solution is for the Waymos of the world, Auroras of the world, et cetera, mobilize to work with us so that you have this hybrid transition state, where you can still have this 98% coverage everywhere no matter what weather it is, et cetera, but we have this smart switching layer.”
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…It's become just so commonplace that I don't even think about it anymore, but then friends come visit and they're like, what's going on here? Still, the service for certain originations and destinations, it works. Again, it's okay for a human driver to double park for a pickup, not okay for a robot. Again, when you get into the details, if you look at our rideshare service, for example, if our fulfill rate, which is the percentage of time someone asked for a ride and then there's a car available, if that's less than 98%, that's all hands on deck. It's a disaster. We are available all the time, everywhere, et cetera. There's a lot of work that goes into that. For any singular rideshare provider to provide that coverage is going to be really really difficult. Ultimately, we think the better solution is for the Waymos of the world, Auroras of the world, et cetera, mobilize to work with us so that you have this hybrid transition state, where you can still have this 98% coverage everywhere no matter what weather it is, et cetera, but we have this smart switching layer. Sometimes a human should come pick you up, sometimes a robot should come pick you up. The transition is going to take a while, but it is happening. It's cool. All right, last lightning round question, and then I have a closing segment. If you could only own Uber Eats or Uber, the transportation business, which one would you rather own?…
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