Why Uber's CEO is okay with reinventing the bus

Decoder with Nilay Patel

Today, I’m talking with Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi. We recorded this conversation on the same day Uber announced a big set of product updates, including new options for shared rides. Dara was in New York for all that, so he came to our studio and we did this one together, which always makes for a great episode.

If you’ve been listening to Decoder recently, you know that I’m very curious about how service apps like Uber will handle things like AI agents. Dara had a lot of thoughts there. There’s a lot in this one, and Dara didn’t hold back. I think you’re going to like it.

Links:

• Uber’s new bus-like feature is nearly 50 percent cheaper than UberX | Verge
• An interview with Dara Khosrowshahi | Stratechery
• Uber preps for Waymo’s robotaxi launch in Atlanta | Verge
• Uber ends year in the black for the first time ever | Verge
• Uber’s not out of the woods yet | Verge
• UberX Share brings carpooling back to NYC and eight other cities | Verge
• Uber CEO vows to be ‘hardcore’ about costs, slow hiring | Verge

Transcript

Credits:

Decoder is a production of The Verge and part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.

Our producers are Kate Cox and Nick Statt. Our editor is Ursa Wright.

The Decoder music is by Breakmaster Cylinder.

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