‘They’ve Had Their Fair Share of Issues’: Uber Wants to Avoid Tech Backlash While Building Its Giant Robotaxi Fleet
Uber is eyeing an autonomous vehicle empire, and executives are ready to spend $10 billion over the next few years to achieve it, according to CEO Dara Khosrowshahi. “We expect to commit over $10 billion of capital over the coming years to bring AVs to market at scale,” Khosrowshahi said in prepared remarks ahead of the company’s earnings call on Wednesday. Khosrowshahi said that Uber plans to expand operations to 28 cities around the world by the end of 2028, a jump that would have the company quadruple its operations in less than three years.
- ▪Uber is eyeing an autonomous vehicle empire, and executives are ready to spend $10 billion over the next few years to achieve it, according to CEO Dara Khosrowshahi.
- ▪“We expect to commit over $10 billion of capital over the coming years to bring AVs to market at scale,” Khosrowshahi said in prepared remarks ahead of the company’s earnings call on Wednesday.
- ▪Khosrowshahi said that Uber plans to expand operations to 28 cities around the world by the end of 2028, a jump that would have the company quadruple its operations in less than three years.
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Uber is eyeing an autonomous vehicle empire, and executives are ready to spend $10 billion over the next few years to achieve it, according to CEO Dara Khosrowshahi. “We expect to commit over $10 billion of capital over the coming years to bring AVs to market at scale,” Khosrowshahi said in prepared remarks ahead of the company’s earnings call on Wednesday. “That progress was evident this quarter. AVs are live on Uber in 7 cities, on track for as many as 15 by…
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