Best Podcast Episodes About Uber
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Updated: Apr 11, 2026 – 77 episodes
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“We had no competition and there was no market for the product. But competition would soon arrive in the form of Uber. This was the oh shit moment for me. Uber announced their self-driving program. And I remember, like it was yesterday, waking up, reading the news, going to my desk in the morning, and thinking, oh crap, these guys are going to eat our lunch. In 2013, then CEO of Uber, Travis Kalanick, had gotten a ride in one of Google's prototype driverless cars. Sitting in a taxi without a human driver, he'd understood that this could mean the end of his …”
“We had no competition and there was no market for the product. But competition would soon arrive in the form of Uber. This was the oh shit moment for me. Uber announced their self-driving program. And I remember, like it was yesterday, waking up, reading the news, going to my desk in the morning, and thinking, oh crap, these guys are going to eat our lunch. In 2013, then CEO of Uber, Travis Kalanick, had gotten a ride in one of Google's prototype driverless cars. Sitting in a taxi without a human driver, he'd understood that this could mean the end of his company. And so Uber had plunged headlong into the driverless car race. The company hired nearly half of Carnegie Mellon's top robotics lab. And not long after, we also know through court records and emails, that Uber also began communicating with Anthony Lewandowski, who in 2016 would leave Google, quitting just before he could be fired for …”
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In a shocking turn of events, Uber's self-driving program emerged as a direct threat to Google's autonomous vehicle initiative, Waymo. After experiencing a wake-up call from a ride in Google's prototype, then-CEO Travis Kalanick realized Uber had to dive into the driverless car race, leading to a legal showdown over stolen technology. This rivalry escalated when Uber hired key talent from Google, igniting a fierce courtroom battle that would define the future of self-driving technology.
“… their own internal IP and product starting a decade ago and seeing where that would have been by now is just hard to think about. Yeah. And so Uber is valued at $150 today, something like that. Waymo was valued in February of this year at $126 billion. And so, yes, Waymo has been working on self-driving longer, but you have to imagine that there's another 50 billion of market cap if you have a serious play. What would Waymo be valued if Travis was the CEO? You would get some type of Travis premium on it. Just the market would say you have this sort of one-of-one entrepreneur in the seat. A …”
“How, you know, and Dara has answered this question, you know, thousands of times right now. The strategy is to invest in self-driving companies, partner with self-driving companies. But not the same as having developed their own internal IP and product starting a decade ago and seeing where that would have been by now is just hard to think about. Yeah. And so Uber is valued at $150 today, something like that. Waymo was valued in February of this year at $126 billion. And so, yes, Waymo has been working on self-driving longer, but you have to imagine that there's another 50 billion of market cap if you have a serious play. What would Waymo be valued if Travis was the CEO? You would get some type of Travis premium on it. Just the market would say you have this sort of one-of-one entrepreneur in the seat. A hundred percent. And just to sort of recap where things stand. I mean Shervin Peshavar has been on the show as well We had like everyone from this saga in the TBP in orbit Both Travis and Bill Gurley have been on the show Shervin's been on the show. Emile Michael's been on the show. We've talked to a number of people that have been around this …”
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Benchmark's leadership decisions may have cost Uber a potential $500 billion in market value. The debate centers on whether the ousting of CEO Travis Kalanick was a mistake, with some arguing it destroyed the firm's reputation and future opportunities. This discussion draws parallels to the philosophical Ship of Theseus, questioning if Benchmark can still be the same entity after significant changes in leadership.
“… But in the hearing that day, as Councillor Mejia pressed Waymo's Matt Walsh to describe exactly what jobs his company could provide the existing Uber and Lyft drivers, Matt Walsh came up short. If drivers that currently work for Uber or Lyft should decide that they want to work in the autonomous vehicle industry, there will be opportunities for them to do so. And what would their job title be? I'm not going to sit here and sort of speculate what their job opportunities would be. Let's just come to terms with the fact that we are creating a hostile environment for our hardworking people who …”
“… every five robo-taxis might create one job. But he was also careful to say that it was just very hard to predict the future Different cities would be different He wasn trying to be evasive he explained He was trying to be honest about real uncertainty But in the hearing that day, as Councillor Mejia pressed Waymo's Matt Walsh to describe exactly what jobs his company could provide the existing Uber and Lyft drivers, Matt Walsh came up short. If drivers that currently work for Uber or Lyft should decide that they want to work in the autonomous vehicle industry, there will be opportunities for them to do so. And what would their job title be? I'm not going to sit here and sort of speculate what their job opportunities would be. Let's just come to terms with the fact that we are creating a hostile environment for our hardworking people who are no longer going to have work. I appreciate the question. I forget the guy's name, but he just felt a little bit arrogant. And I felt like, you know what, even after everybody spoke, there should have been a little bit more humility and humanity in his understanding of why people were so adverse to the idea of losing their jobs. He could have won …”
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In the Search Engine podcast episode 'In a Driverless World, Who Loses and Who Wins?', the discussion centers around the conflicting perspectives on driverless technology, particularly Waymo's autonomous vehicles. While Waymo claims their cars are significantly safer than human drivers, the local Boston community raises concerns about job losses for current Uber and Lyft drivers, highlighting the tension between technological advancement and economic stability.
“… has been busted down. Thank you to the information for reporting. The news is Travis Kalanick plots new self-driving venture with Lewandowski and Uber. Kalanick has also been discussing acquiring the startup founded by Anthony Lewandowski, who has been developing autonomous software for mining and other industrial use cases. The new venture would also represent a reunion of Kalanick with the company he founded. There's been this discussion of whether or not Travis will be involved in Uber in the future. We will ask him about that at noon in about 40 minutes. Let me tell you about Turbo …”
“… from the information this morning. Take a swing at that. Break down the paywall. Wow, with authority. Okay, okay. And what does he got? Hey! There he is. He's got the entire article. The entire article. We have the entire record here. The paywall has been busted down. Thank you to the information for reporting. The news is Travis Kalanick plots new self-driving venture with Lewandowski and Uber. Kalanick has also been discussing acquiring the startup founded by Anthony Lewandowski, who has been developing autonomous software for mining and other industrial use cases. The new venture would also represent a reunion of Kalanick with the company he founded. There's been this discussion of whether or not Travis will be involved in Uber in the future. We will ask him about that at noon in about 40 minutes. Let me tell you about Turbo Puffer, serverless vector and full-text search, built from first principles and object storage, fast 10x cheaper and extremely scalable. Let me also tell you about Figma. No matter where your idea starts, Figma may cloud code, codex, or sketch. The Figma canvas is where ideas connect and products take shape. So other news and the information from Amir, …”
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Travis Kalanick is plotting a new self-driving venture that could reunite him with Uber, alongside Anthony Lewandowski's autonomous software startup. This exciting news broke through a physical paywall, which was dramatically 'busted down' to unveil the scoop. Kalanick's future involvement with Uber remains a hot topic, especially as he prepares for an in-person discussion on the matter.
“… and I had sat for days with different people who all believed they'd glimpsed a vision of the future. Abdi Aziz had a vision of Waymo finishing what Uber had started, taking the market for itself. Carl had a vision of a future where he drove again, to the beach with his wife. Counselor Mejia had an ominous vision, where her neighborhood was empty, the people all replaced by machines. Everybody was here in the present, fighting for, fighting against, a movie playing in their minds. Here's the vision I see. I started to glimpse it in a conversation with reporter Timothy B. Lee. We were talking …”
“Driving home, I had a realization about what we'd seen there. Emily and I had sat for days with different people who all believed they'd glimpsed a vision of the future. Abdi Aziz had a vision of Waymo finishing what Uber had started, taking the market for itself. Carl had a vision of a future where he drove again, to the beach with his wife. Counselor Mejia had an ominous vision, where her neighborhood was empty, the people all replaced by machines. Everybody was here in the present, fighting for, fighting against, a movie playing in their minds. Here's the vision I see. I started to glimpse it in a conversation with reporter Timothy B. Lee. We were talking about the future. He was describing his vision of how things were about to change. He pointed out how today, if a robot driver makes a mistake, footage goes viral online. But someday soon, he imagines we'll be in a situation where the clips that go viral will be of human beings doing the kinds of things on the road that today we just tolerate. Like, …”
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In just a few years, driverless cars could become as common as Uber, fundamentally changing our roads and driving laws. As society's tolerance for bad driving diminishes, penalties for offenses like drunk driving may become more severe, with lifetime bans on personal driving. The challenge lies in negotiating new compromises to address the displacement of workers while embracing this technological shift.
“… him at the last minute let us guess gadd's gonna fuck cuba his dick passed that cut that very airtight costume that he's wearing in dig dug wasn't cubert also like a homeless degenerate in wreck it ralph oh right yeah that's right cubert cubert in all senses of like like cubert's representation in everything cubert lives a harrowing existence like i was gonna say cubert's like the vanilla ice of the video game where i'm like yeah i'll do it a home improvement show you got it what do you got i'm pretty sure there is a scene where vanilla ice and cubert are properly inframed together in the movie …”
“… sonic the hedgehog the makers of joust are even like you know what we want to keep joust pure we're gonna we're pretty proud of the burger time chef he's off the table for this is it namco is that it came this close to getting dig dug but we lost him at the last minute let us guess gadd's gonna fuck cuba his dick passed that cut that very airtight costume that he's wearing in dig dug wasn't cubert also like a homeless degenerate in wreck it ralph oh right yeah that's right cubert cubert in all senses of like like cubert's representation in everything cubert lives a harrowing existence like i was gonna say cubert's like the vanilla ice of the video game where i'm like yeah i'll do it a home improvement show you got it what do you got i'm pretty sure there is a scene where vanilla ice and cubert are properly inframed together in the movie really i think vanilla ice is in it right i think vanilla ice is now in more and more sandler movies what is happening sir your name your name and your question okay uh luke um so in the movie it explains that dax is the vice cardinal where's the cardinal interesting like are they are they setting up for a sequel clearly are setting up for a …”
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Cubert's existence in video games is a mix of humor and tragedy, likened to the 'vanilla ice' of the gaming world. The conversation dives into how video game characters, like Cubert, have been portrayed in various media, including the Resident Evil movies. The segment humorously speculates on the absurdity of character crossovers and the potential for sequels in the gaming universe.
“… now, I'm late to go to my colonoscopy. And I can't miss the colonoscopy because if I have to do the prep again and not eat right. So I jump in an Uber. I'm so frazzled at this point. I mean, also during that whole cleanup, I'm also having to go sit on the toilet occasionally. I'm like, I want to give up on life right now. Then I get in the Uber and I drive and I'm like, okay, I pull up and I'm like, great. I'm only one minute late. I jump in the elevator. I run up. I walk in the office. I immediately feel like when I walk in the office, this can't be right. I walk up to the thing to check …”
“… to put those directly in the washing machine because I was like, this is disgusting. Okay. So I'm washing my clothes while I'm wearing them. I clean the entire shower. Then I clean the entire floor of the bathroom, all the walls of the bathroom. We are now, I'm late to go to my colonoscopy. And I can't miss the colonoscopy because if I have to do the prep again and not eat right. So I jump in an Uber. I'm so frazzled at this point. I mean, also during that whole cleanup, I'm also having to go sit on the toilet occasionally. I'm like, I want to give up on life right now. Then I get in the Uber and I drive and I'm like, okay, I pull up and I'm like, great. I'm only one minute late. I jump in the elevator. I run up. I walk in the office. I immediately feel like when I walk in the office, this can't be right. I walk up to the thing to check out. Hey, I'm checking in for my colonoscopy. And she goes, with which doctor? And I say the name. And she goes, oh, yeah, he doesn't do them here. This is the office. And I'm like, OK, I got to get there. Where does he do it? She gives me an address on Wilshire. I now run out of the building, 10th floor. I'm typing in the address on the Uber. I get …”
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In a frantic race against time, our host hilariously recounts the chaotic hour leading up to their colonoscopy, complete with bathroom cleanups and Uber misadventures. The punchline? A perfectly timed pastrami sandwich waiting for them post-procedure, making the ordeal worth it!
“… this. Just the whole way down. I don't know how strict the enforcement is on any of this. Just full stop. In response to this policy two California Uber drivers filed a class action lawsuit against Uber arguing that by potentially giving female drivers access to a wider pool of passengers the feature violates California Unruh Act which prohibits sex discrimination by business enterprises The lawsuit also argues that Uber's policy reinforces the gender stereotype that men are more dangerous than women. So the AP spoke to Anne Olivrius, who is a co-founder of a law firm that specializes in sex …”
“… it's like somebody couldn't use the app for some reason. And so now they're using like a girlfriend's account or a friend's account. That's what I always assume. But that's a good question of like, I don't know how strict the enforcement is on any of this. Just the whole way down. I don't know how strict the enforcement is on any of this. Just full stop. In response to this policy two California Uber drivers filed a class action lawsuit against Uber arguing that by potentially giving female drivers access to a wider pool of passengers the feature violates California Unruh Act which prohibits sex discrimination by business enterprises The lawsuit also argues that Uber's policy reinforces the gender stereotype that men are more dangerous than women. So the AP spoke to Anne Olivrius, who is a co-founder of a law firm that specializes in sex discrimination and harassment cases. And she said that she believes that rideshare companies like Uber and Lyft have a strong case against discrimination litigation because the future addresses an urgent business need to protect clients. Lowering a client's risk of rape? Is that a business necessity? I would argue that it is a business necessity, she …”
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Uber's new policy aims to protect passengers but raises concerns about gender discrimination, leading to a class action lawsuit in California. With over 400,000 reports of sexual assault in five years, the debate centers on whether prioritizing safety justifies reinforcing gender stereotypes. This issue is highlighted by a harrowing personal story of a woman assaulted by a Lyft driver, showing the urgent need for reform in rideshare safety.
“… I understand, but that he was so injuring-minded. Did you get a sense that he had the vision that technology and engineering would be just key to Uber? Oh, absolutely. I mean, he knew that. And it was very clear from the very beginning that he viewed the business has two major engines that powers it. One is the operation, you know, bits and atoms, right? You got to have real physical thing moving around the world. And then there's technology. And technology is a key part of that, right? No one side is superior to the other, but it requires both of those. yeah and so that was very key and i …”
“… a list of topics to talk about. And I still have it on my phone today. It's so impressive to me, because we'll share that list in this episode as well, that screenshot. But the fact that the CEO would go into things like code review, the hiring topics I understand, but that he was so injuring-minded. Did you get a sense that he had the vision that technology and engineering would be just key to Uber? Oh, absolutely. I mean, he knew that. And it was very clear from the very beginning that he viewed the business has two major engines that powers it. One is the operation, you know, bits and atoms, right? You got to have real physical thing moving around the world. And then there's technology. And technology is a key part of that, right? No one side is superior to the other, but it requires both of those. yeah and so that was very key and i think he also knew what he wants also uh and what he want in whoever it is and so i think this list and this this serious conversation was for him to to vet that yeah later on i i i think either he said something or i figured out that it was actually a simulation of what it's like to work with another person in that capacity in the end when we inside …”
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Travis Kalanick, Uber's co-founder, dedicated over 30 hours to interview Thuan Pham, the company's first CTO, showcasing his intense commitment to finding the right talent. The interview process involved deep discussions on engineering culture and operational philosophy, making it feel less like an interview and more like a collaborative dialogue. This level of dedication not only impressed Pham but also highlighted Kalanick's vision of technology as a key driver for Uber's success.
“… fallen to just 5 billion. Like, he won the capital war, and Dara's done a great job managing the business. But I feel like a lot of the success of Uber has been built on the foundation that Travis set up. It wasn't a complete reinvention. If anything, they just honed down the core business. Yeah. The thing that is holding the business back right now, at least from a valuation standpoint, is this big question. Yeah. Right. Around self-driving. Dara has answered this question thousands of times right now. The strategy is to invest in self-driving companies, partner with self-driving companies. …”
“And Lyft has fallen to just 5 billion. Like, he won the capital war, and Dara's done a great job managing the business. But I feel like a lot of the success of Uber has been built on the foundation that Travis set up. It wasn't a complete reinvention. If anything, they just honed down the core business. Yeah. The thing that is holding the business back right now, at least from a valuation standpoint, is this big question. Yeah. Right. Around self-driving. Dara has answered this question thousands of times right now. The strategy is to invest in self-driving companies, partner with self-driving companies. but not the same as having developed their own internal IP and product starting a decade ago and seeing where that would have been by now is hard to think about. Yeah, and so Uber is valued at $150 today, something like that. Waymo was valued in February of this year at $126 billion. And so, yes, Waymo has been working on self-driving longer, But …”
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Benchmark's leadership shake-up may lead to a complete transformation of the firm, akin to the Ship of Theseus paradox. With only two original partners remaining since Travis Kalanick's ousting from Uber, the question arises: if all key members change, does Benchmark still retain its identity? This philosophical dilemma highlights the potential loss of reputation and value for the firm moving forward.
“… 50 billion instant deliveries in the U So there's a really provocative thing that we're seeing, which is that I think it's a good analogy would be Uber in San Francisco, if you remember, where they were always like, oh, Uber can only be this big because even if they capture like 50 percent of the taxi market, it'll only be a 15 billion dollar company. And, of course, like today, Uber is 10 times the size of the taxi market in San Francisco. I remember talking to Bill Gurley about it, and he's like, well, you know, J. Cal, if, you know, you just think about taxis, that's one thing. But people …”
“… 5 billion instant deliveries happening in the U every day being done by all the platforms that you guys all know and love If you were to just extend the buying behavior that we observe in Dallas right now to the rest of those metros there would be 50 billion instant deliveries in the U So there's a really provocative thing that we're seeing, which is that I think it's a good analogy would be Uber in San Francisco, if you remember, where they were always like, oh, Uber can only be this big because even if they capture like 50 percent of the taxi market, it'll only be a 15 billion dollar company. And, of course, like today, Uber is 10 times the size of the taxi market in San Francisco. I remember talking to Bill Gurley about it, and he's like, well, you know, J. Cal, if, you know, you just think about taxis, that's one thing. But people also take the BART, and then sometimes they also take, like, you know, they drive themselves or they take a bicycle. Some people walk, and then, of course, sometimes they don't even go out at all. Right. Because it's just too much trouble to get a cab. Wound up being correct. And I was like, yeah, that makes total sense. And so we just all thought, …”
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Zipline is on track to become the largest certified operator in the U.S., with a staggering projected growth of 15X this year alone. As they expand into new metro areas like Houston and Phoenix, they aim to tap into the 50 billion instant deliveries happening daily across the country. This rapid expansion mirrors Uber's explosive growth in San Francisco, showcasing the potential for drone delivery to revolutionize logistics.
“I won the pre-show game of who can do more Bulgarian split squats, so I am up first. And my Stock of the Week is Uber, who is pivoting hard towards self-driving. Yesterday, Uber announced plans to invest up to $1.25 billion in the EV maker Rivian to launch a fleet of robo-taxis over the next five years. If all the correct milestones are hit, the two companies are aiming to deploy 50,000 autonomous vehicles operating across multiple countries by 2031. While Uber drivers are a great source for an unhinged chat at 2 a.m. coming back for the bar, CEO Dara …”
“I won the pre-show game of who can do more Bulgarian split squats, so I am up first. And my Stock of the Week is Uber, who is pivoting hard towards self-driving. Yesterday, Uber announced plans to invest up to $1.25 billion in the EV maker Rivian to launch a fleet of robo-taxis over the next five years. If all the correct milestones are hit, the two companies are aiming to deploy 50,000 autonomous vehicles operating across multiple countries by 2031. While Uber drivers are a great source for an unhinged chat at 2 a.m. coming back for the bar, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi thinks an empty front seat is, quote, one of the most critical areas of focus of the company. The market likes the partnership approach Uber is taking. The company actually sold off its self-driving arm in 2020 for proving too costly. Now it's working as the middleman between car companies and riders, hanging 10 on the robo-taxi wave without …”
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Uber's strategic partnerships in the self-driving space position it well, but there's a risk it could be sidelined by direct-to-consumer autonomous services.
“uber plans to invest 1.25 billion dollars in rivian through 2031 contingent on meeting autonomy milestones starting with 300 million dollars at signing to deploy around 50 000 level four robotaxis quoting the verge uber and rivian are joining forces to deploy 50 000 fully autonomous robotaxis over the next several decades of the companies announced thursday as part of the deal Uber will invest $1.25 billion in Rivian through 2031, contingent on …”
“uber plans to invest 1.25 billion dollars in rivian through 2031 contingent on meeting autonomy milestones starting with 300 million dollars at signing to deploy around 50 000 level four robotaxis quoting the verge uber and rivian are joining forces to deploy 50 000 fully autonomous robotaxis over the next several decades of the companies announced thursday as part of the deal Uber will invest $1.25 billion in Rivian through 2031, contingent on Rivian meeting certain autonomy milestones, starting with an initial $300 million at signing. The deal is still subject to regulatory approval. The news signals a big vote of confidence in Rivian's nascent autonomy efforts, which include designing its own custom AI chips to power Level 4 autonomous vehicles. Uber, meanwhile, has been on something of a …”
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Uber's investment in Rivian is a bold move, but Rivian's autonomous capabilities remain largely theoretical, raising questions about the feasibility of their ambitious plans.
“on the robo-taxi race. Uber announced today they're investing up to $1.25 billion in Rivian to build out a fleet of up to 50,000 fully autonomous robo-taxis over the next five years. Now, here's how the deal is supposed to work. In the first phase, Uber will purchase 10,000 of Rivian's upcoming R2 EVs equipped with self-driving technology. For the next phase, Uber has the option to buy 40,000 more of the R2s starting in 2030. As for the timeline, the first robo-taxis are …”
“on the robo-taxi race. Uber announced today they're investing up to $1.25 billion in Rivian to build out a fleet of up to 50,000 fully autonomous robo-taxis over the next five years. Now, here's how the deal is supposed to work. In the first phase, Uber will purchase 10,000 of Rivian's upcoming R2 EVs equipped with self-driving technology. For the next phase, Uber has the option to buy 40,000 more of the R2s starting in 2030. As for the timeline, the first robo-taxis are expected to hit the road in San Francisco and Miami in 2028, eventually expanding to 25 cities across the US, Canada, and Europe by 2031. And these self-driving Rivians will be exclusive to Uber's platform. Now, I feel like there should be an asterisk on the headline here, because when you dig into the details, Uber has only committed like $300 …”
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Uber's $1.25 billion investment in Rivian is largely PR-driven, with only $300 million initially committed and the rest contingent on meeting milestones.
“Yeah. So this headline says Uber CEO Travis Kalanick resigns following months of chaos, the events that you just referenced. But I don't think resigns is the right word here. In June of 2017, whilst Travis was interviewing someone to become a deputy head at Uber, two partners from Benchmark Capital, which were early and big investors in Uber, turned up at his hotel room, walked in, and hands him a draft resignation letter for him to sign. And they cite reasons of, we can't …”
“Yeah. So this headline says Uber CEO Travis Kalanick resigns following months of chaos, the events that you just referenced. But I don't think resigns is the right word here. In June of 2017, whilst Travis was interviewing someone to become a deputy head at Uber, two partners from Benchmark Capital, which were early and big investors in Uber, turned up at his hotel room, walked in, and hands him a draft resignation letter for him to sign. And they cite reasons of, we can't deal with the drama that you're creating, the fraud that is all over the media. We need you to step down or it's going to ruin the success of the business. Now, they keep hounding him. And about a month later, they sue Kalanick for fraud. And it ends up becoming this whole thing which forces him to resign. And the most brutal part about this is it …”
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Travis Kalanick was forced to resign as Uber CEO in a dramatic showdown with investors, just days after his mother's tragic death. This tumultuous event marked the end of his reign at Uber and set him on a path to a new venture, Cloud Kitchens, where he aimed to revolutionize food delivery. It was a painful transition, but Kalanick's journey would soon take an unexpected turn towards redemption.
“… If that's the scale. To train more doctors around the world, better for a solution. Last story. Travis Kalanick is back. Oh, good. The founder of Uber, he wrote a very interesting post on his new site, Adams.co, said, I never left. He was fired, of course, by the board. He says it was just an investor taking advantage of me because my mom had just died My dad was seriously injured He blames Bill He doesn name it He blames Bill Gurley We going to have Bill Gurley on if you will Oh good We can ask Bill about this After being booted from Uber he Uber incidentally at the time remember he brought …”
“… But I guess if there's a shortage of doctors, this could be a boon. If you have a specialty and someone can't get to you because they're 1,500 miles away from the nearest specialist. Exactly. Yes, better than absolutely nothing, for sure. Yes. Yeah. If that's the scale. To train more doctors around the world, better for a solution. Last story. Travis Kalanick is back. Oh, good. The founder of Uber, he wrote a very interesting post on his new site, Adams.co, said, I never left. He was fired, of course, by the board. He says it was just an investor taking advantage of me because my mom had just died My dad was seriously injured He blames Bill He doesn name it He blames Bill Gurley We going to have Bill Gurley on if you will Oh good We can ask Bill about this After being booted from Uber he Uber incidentally at the time remember he brought in Anthony Lewandowski. Travis, his whole vision for Uber was really the way Uber makes money is with self-driving vehicles like Waymo, not with drivers. Ultimately, it's got to be autonomous vehicles if it's going to make any money. But as soon as he was booted, they sold off the self-driving portion of the company. Kalanick went and started a …”
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Travis Kalanick, the controversial founder of Uber, is back with a manifesto advocating for automation in production. He believes that specialized robots can revolutionize industries, like cooking, by making processes more efficient and abundant. Despite fears of job loss, Kalanick assures that initial human involvement will be crucial as we transition to this automated future.
“Now, walk me through the story of starting this company. Now, you were driving Ubers, grinding all night long just to accomplish this vision. what was the lowest moment where it was like first off you're driving ubers which is kind of like a tough job to to deal with and then from there you want to get into the most competitive industry that exists to walk me through that like what was the lowest moment that you hit yeah looking back it's i honestly i'm kind of impressed that i i kept going i don't know what it was. But when I …”
“Now, walk me through the story of starting this company. Now, you were driving Ubers, grinding all night long just to accomplish this vision. what was the lowest moment where it was like first off you're driving ubers which is kind of like a tough job to to deal with and then from there you want to get into the most competitive industry that exists to walk me through that like what was the lowest moment that you hit yeah looking back it's i honestly i'm kind of impressed that i i kept going i don't know what it was. But when I was in school, I wrote up a paper. It was a term project. And my professor, he was a visiting professor from Harvard Business School. So he was a smart guy. And the project was basically me writing out the thesis that I think that there could be a bar company. And he gave me a good grade on it. But he said exactly what you just said, which is …”
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Despite being advised against it, a determined student launched a bar company after validating his idea through surveys. To fund his dream, he drove for Uber, working tirelessly to save up for production. Graduating with his product ready to sell, he embraced the risk of entrepreneurship at a young age, proving that passion can lead to success.
“… whole topic of conversation on set like we're all staring at this young boy gauging the size of his Johnson. How do you feel about talking to your Uber drivers? It's a slippery slope. I've had a Uber driver who realized who I was and drove me to their house. Because it was on the way to my house. I'm not really knowing where we're going because I'm in a new city. It was a house that I rented. So I'm like kind of zoning out in the back. and we pull up and her family comes out. And I'm like, where are we? I look up from my phone and she's just like, you don't mind, do you? And I'm like, you …”
“… which was a stand-up show I did for Comedy Central and we had him season one he was 19 and I'm like this kid must have a huge cock just something about him he's wiry those long wiry guys sometimes got a big old wang uh and then that was kind of the whole topic of conversation on set like we're all staring at this young boy gauging the size of his Johnson. How do you feel about talking to your Uber drivers? It's a slippery slope. I've had a Uber driver who realized who I was and drove me to their house. Because it was on the way to my house. I'm not really knowing where we're going because I'm in a new city. It was a house that I rented. So I'm like kind of zoning out in the back. and we pull up and her family comes out. And I'm like, where are we? I look up from my phone and she's just like, you don't mind, do you? And I'm like, you can't say yes because you're stuck there at their house now. So you're like, no. So then I get out of the car, a photo op. One of their neighbors comes over. I take photos with them and their family. And then I get back in the car and she takes me to my house now. And then when we pull up, she goes, hmm, so this is where you live. So it could really …”
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In this hilarious segment, Adam Devine recounts a wild ride in an Uber where the driver unexpectedly takes him to her family's house. The absurdity escalates when Adam finds himself taking photos with her family, all while feeling the unsettling vibes from her husband. The comedic tension and unexpected twists make this story a must-hear!
“… of the ideological contest between the Soviet Union, the need for America to be this beacon of freedom and democracy. There was a sense in which, Hubert Humphrey once said this, that he thought that the reason for the civil rights movement was there was a foreign policy reason. We had to show the communist world that America was in fact the shining city on the hill. And since then, I think what's happened is, honestly, we have no competition. We've become so powerful. It's exactly the opposite of the MAGA narrative. We have no check, no constraints. So I think at some level, like the power has …”
“… what you're doing, we can shoot you in the head. So why wouldn't they love that? You know what, what your point makes me think about is the degree to which maybe during the Cold War, American politics was constrained, was disciplined by the reality of the ideological contest between the Soviet Union, the need for America to be this beacon of freedom and democracy. There was a sense in which, Hubert Humphrey once said this, that he thought that the reason for the civil rights movement was there was a foreign policy reason. We had to show the communist world that America was in fact the shining city on the hill. And since then, I think what's happened is, honestly, we have no competition. We've become so powerful. It's exactly the opposite of the MAGA narrative. We have no check, no constraints. So I think at some level, like the power has gone to our heads and the power has gone particularly to somebody like Trump's head. Look at the way he treats other countries, right? The only reason you can do that is because you're so powerful. You're unconstrained. You don't have to worry that they're gonna go over to the communist side. Like there's something here that feels very much like …”
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American political power has become unchecked, leading to a dangerous arrogance that distorts our values. Unlike during the Cold War, when ideological competition constrained our actions, today's leaders, like Trump, act without fear of consequence. This shift raises questions about the integrity of American democracy and its global image.
“… fast charge it quickly, 200 miles added in 15 minutes. And if anyone knows anything about efficiency, Lucid are the best of the best at that. Now, Uber says they're finalizing a deal with Lucid to deploy the upcoming midsize platform as a robo-taxi with volumes comparable to the 20,000 Gravity SUVs already under contract. Uber's president and COO, Andrew McDonald, made the announcement during the Lucid event in New York on Thursday. He said the companies are closing the agreement to deploy the Lucid midsize platform at a similar level of volume to the gravities the deal have already done, …”
“… not mentioned, apart from yesterday. Lunar has a smaller footprint than the Gravity. They're aiming for six miles per kilowatt hour, and that's important because the car will be a working vehicle. 800-volt architecture means that they'll be able to DC fast charge it quickly, 200 miles added in 15 minutes. And if anyone knows anything about efficiency, Lucid are the best of the best at that. Now, Uber says they're finalizing a deal with Lucid to deploy the upcoming midsize platform as a robo-taxi with volumes comparable to the 20,000 Gravity SUVs already under contract. Uber's president and COO, Andrew McDonald, made the announcement during the Lucid event in New York on Thursday. He said the companies are closing the agreement to deploy the Lucid midsize platform at a similar level of volume to the gravities the deal have already done, marking the first public confirmation that the Lucid Uber RoboTaxi partnership extends even further. All right, moving on. Rivian have had a big week with pricing released for the R2. Check out a special podcast episode in your feed all about the R2 midsize SUV. But as we get more information coming in, the path to delivery is less clear than it was …”
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Lucid's upcoming RoboTaxi, the Luna, aims for efficiency with six miles per kilowatt hour and a rapid charging capability that adds 200 miles in just 15 minutes. The partnership with Uber is set to deploy these vehicles in significant numbers, marking a pivotal moment in urban transportation. Meanwhile, Rivian's R2 pricing and delivery timelines are causing confusion, with early reservations potentially facing delays until summer.
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