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>Could we maybe have a sober conversation about Uber that doesn't involve self driving cars? No. Why? >if Uber is planing to rely on self driving cars they're
by Trundle 10y ago
>Could we maybe have a sober conversation about Uber that doesn't involve self driving cars?
No. Why?
>if Uber is planing to rely on self driving cars they're already dead.
There's no discussion to be had there.
- an_account 10y agoWhy is there no discussion to be had there? There's tons of discussion to be had about whether Uber can tweak their current business model (i.e. drivers) to be profitable.
- jsemrau 10y agoWell, the current strategy seems to be Uber as the service for everyone and everything. Let's take Singapore as an example Core business you need to compete against the home-grown champion Grab, costing money. Basic strategy question: Diversify or Focus since loss leader does not work. Solution: Diversify. The problem is the moment you start UberEats you are competing with Foodpanda, Deliveroo, etc. Competition costs money. Groceries delivery? You are competing with RedMart et al Document delivery? GogoVan, Zap. The problem with that strategy is that it takes the focus off the core business -> You lose China to Didi, you lose India to Ola. Voila, just like this Uber is not dominating the main global growth markets. If they now slow their growth by focusing their investors bail out since the "storyline" is not working anymore. Seems to me like a lose/lose situation for Uber