Dara Khosrowshahi
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Yes, it has.
Well, the key takeaways for us is growth.
The APAC market and, in particular, the North Asia markets as well, they are huge growth markets for us.
And if you look, for example, in the rideshare business, over 30% of our global first trips coming into the category come from the APAC region.
The area is growing very quickly, including taxi as well, which is actually one of our newest products on the platform.
So for me, coming here, seeing the teams, meeting with local business people and regulators and talking about how we can be part of the future growth of the region is really what my agenda is.
Well, lots of discussions on the Asia side.
I think what's really important is to set up a regulatory framework to go forward.
For example, Hong Kong has various trials and pilots going on.
And in many other markets, we're talking to regulators about how we can be a part of shaping rideshare and autonomous rideshare going forward.
The technology is absolutely getting there.
These are the robot driver.
It doesn't get tired.
doesn't get distracted, and we very much look forward to working with various authorities to introduce Rod Chair into the markets.
We're now live in four markets now, as we speak, in the U.S.
and in the Middle East, and I expect to be in 10-plus markets by next year, and we want those markets to be in the Asia-Pacific region as well.
We'll see.
I think that certainly Japan has great potential.
They are behind on their regulation, but I think that they also understand that with an aging population...
There's a real need for transportation, not just in the large cities, but in the rural areas.