Brash Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick leaves board to focus on industrial 'ghost kitchens'
Travis Kalanick, the pugnacious co-founder of Uber, has severed his last ties with the ride-services company, resigning from the board and selling all his shares as he turns his focus to a new venture creating "ghost kitchens" for food delivery services. Kalanick, who helped found ...
Uber CEO Khosrowshahi vows to deliver a profit, with help from India
Uber Technologies Inc. Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi is vowing to make his company profitable while pursuing growth from emerging arenas such as India, addressing investors' concerns about the ride-sharing company's mounting losses and global regulatory challenges. Uber, which lost about $5.2 billion in the ...
Spritely seniors in Japan signing up to deliver on foot for Uber Eats
Uber Technologies Inc.'s strategy for Japan, where ride-sharing is banned, is as unique as the country itself — think grandma in running shoes delivering ramen noodles. Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi was in Japan last week to stress the importance of the market, where the ...
Uber CEO plans closer ties with Toyota on autonomous driving
The world's largest car maker and the world's biggest ride-hailing company plan to team up on autonomous driving as technological changes sweep through the transportation industry. On Thursday, Dara Khosrowshahi, chief executive officer of Uber Technologies Inc., posted a photo on Twitter of him and ...
Uber CEO predicts Amazon-style losses to reach lofty goals
Speaking at a conference in San Francisco, Uber Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi rattled through the company's ambitions: food delivery, freight, autonomous vehicles and even buses and bikes. Ultimately, Uber Technologies Inc.'s business is getting people from "point A to point B," he said at ...
New Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi to make first visit to Japan in February
Uber Technologies Inc.'s Dara Khosrowshahi has scheduled his first visit to Asia since taking over as chief executive officer amid questions about the ride-hailing giant's future in the region. Khosrowshahi will visit Japan and India during the week of Feb. 19 to meet business and ...
Uber's incoming CEO inherits an embattled global business
Uber Technologies Inc.'s incoming chief executive officer, Dara Khosrowshahi, inherits an embattled global business with crises sprawling across continents. Since Uber's founding in 2009, the San Francisco-based company has tested the world's tolerance for disruption and rule-breaking. The company's toe-stepping ways, overseen by co-founder and ...
