> They can sit back any day and rake in billions I don't know if this is accurate. They're fending off lawsuits pushing them to recognize their drivers as empl

> They can sit back any day and rake in billions I don't know if this is accurate. They're fending off lawsuits pushing them to recognize their drivers as employees, their prices are artificially low (in the sense that it's subsidized by VC money), and they're racing both cab companies and car companies at once (if Tesla/GM/Ford gets autonomous cars first, who needs Uber?). At a ~$70B valuation, they have no margin for error. Their only realistic positive option at this point is to IPO. Right now, they're valued higher than Ford ($50B), GM ($55B) and Tesla ($33B), and currently Uber is reliant upon them (and others) to manufacture the cars they rent to people; if they are beaten to autonomous cars, they have no reason to exist. This is why I think Uber is in a tough spot; they've raised a ton of money at an enormous valuation, and have to somehow convince the public markets that they're worth it. Whether they can do it, who knows? I've been wrong on these things before (Zynga and KING seemed like obvious flops, but the public bought into them).