• barneypiccolo@lemm.ee
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    5 hours ago

    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.

    • Tabula_stercore@lemmy.world
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      1 hour ago

      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.

    • nef@slrpnk.net
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      1 hour ago

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