Can Uber ever make money?
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Can Uber ever make money?
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#3Uber is not making money? How? Why?
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#4Uber is not making money? How? Why?
Their expenses are higher than their revenue.
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#5Uber is not making money? How? Why?
Here's two answers:
https://twitter.com/neilanalien/status/627873374505562112?la...
Re: Can Uber ever make money?
#6It seems like it it's the same with shared bikes. The only one making money are bikes manufacturer.
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#7Keep in mind that this may not change when driverless cars become widely available. Maintaining a fleet thousands of driverless cars may prove to be more expensive than crowdsourcing a vehicle fleet.
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#8Keep in mind that this may not change when driverless cars become widely available. Maintaining a fleet thousands of driverless cars may prove to be more expensive than crowdsourcing a vehicle fleet.
If uber drivers make enough to make their cars a worthwile investment, then I'd assume a fleet of driverless cars are profitable.
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#9Keep in mind that this may not change when driverless cars become widely available. Maintaining a fleet thousands of driverless cars may prove to be more expensive than crowdsourcing a vehicle fleet.
Also, unless you are the sole IP owner of pivotal self-driving tech, it will just be a commodity that all ride-hailing services pay to use, meaning that price competition still implies the same poor margins as for traditional regional taxi operations.
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#10Uber prints money on non-pool rides in mature markets. The losses are all going to fund expansion and single-rider pools.