You don't need any more specific definition of "profit" in this case than "which approach is likely to make the company more money than the other". By going dr

You don't need any more specific definition of "profit" in this case than "which approach is likely to make the company more money than the other". By going driverless Uber takes on some new expenses (buying/maintaining/operating the car) and eliminates others (mainly what it now pays out to drivers). My sense is that they will struggle to break even much less come out substantially ahead, but feel free to present your numbers showing how that's wrong.