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Uber’s true business model isn’t in place yet. Eventually, all cars will be self-driving, and they can ditch the drivers. The ultimate objective is to replace personal car ownership with a driving service.

Once they don’t have to pay drivers, and they have monthly fees coming in from millions of subscribers, they’ll clean up.

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So their entire company is built on the gamble that self-driving cars will happen before their finances implode?

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Yep, its on their website.

Driving autonomous forward

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I’d argue that this is what they pitch to their investors to continue to fund them. They probably partly believe it but I don’t think they really look that much further than the next quarter.

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I think you’re wrong on this one.

Currently uber does not own anything. Repair costs are for the drivers. Buying a car is for the drivers.

If they are not profitable now, replacing driver’s “wage” will only make it more expensive.

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I wouldn’t put it past them to still use other people’s self driving cars.

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I’m not wrong, it’s on their website:

Driving autonomous forward

At Uber, it’s our mission to reimagine the way the world moves for the better—and it’s clear that autonomous vehicles (AVs) will play a part in our future. With that in mind, we have been building Uber for the road ahead.

Then they go onto describe how they are going to use driverless vehicles for personal mobility, delivery, and freight.

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Thanks for the input.

In my opinion, this is definitely copium on uber’s part. Taking on far more debt to try to be a public utility level of too big to fail is laughable. There is always an end stage they need to sell that is bigger and better.

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