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Dara Khosrowshahi

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Bloomberg Talks
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi Talks Asia Growth, Robo Taxis

Yes, it has.

Bloomberg Talks
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi Talks Asia Growth, Robo Taxis

Well, the key takeaways for us is growth.

Bloomberg Talks
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi Talks Asia Growth, Robo Taxis

The APAC market and, in particular, the North Asia markets as well, they are huge growth markets for us.

Bloomberg Talks
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi Talks Asia Growth, Robo Taxis

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.

Bloomberg Talks
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi Talks Asia Growth, Robo Taxis

The area is growing very quickly, including taxi as well, which is actually one of our newest products on the platform.

Bloomberg Talks
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi Talks Asia Growth, Robo Taxis

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.

Bloomberg Talks
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi Talks Asia Growth, Robo Taxis

Well, lots of discussions on the Asia side.

Bloomberg Talks
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi Talks Asia Growth, Robo Taxis

I think what's really important is to set up a regulatory framework to go forward.

Bloomberg Talks
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi Talks Asia Growth, Robo Taxis

For example, Hong Kong has various trials and pilots going on.

Bloomberg Talks
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi Talks Asia Growth, Robo Taxis

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.

Bloomberg Talks
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi Talks Asia Growth, Robo Taxis

The technology is absolutely getting there.

Bloomberg Talks
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi Talks Asia Growth, Robo Taxis

These are the robot driver.

Bloomberg Talks
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi Talks Asia Growth, Robo Taxis

It doesn't get tired.

Bloomberg Talks
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi Talks Asia Growth, Robo Taxis

doesn't get distracted, and we very much look forward to working with various authorities to introduce Rod Chair into the markets.

Bloomberg Talks
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi Talks Asia Growth, Robo Taxis

We're now live in four markets now, as we speak, in the U.S.

Bloomberg Talks
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi Talks Asia Growth, Robo Taxis

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.

Bloomberg Talks
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi Talks Asia Growth, Robo Taxis

We'll see.

Bloomberg Talks
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi Talks Asia Growth, Robo Taxis

I think that certainly Japan has great potential.

Bloomberg Talks
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi Talks Asia Growth, Robo Taxis

They are behind on their regulation, but I think that they also understand that with an aging population...

Bloomberg Talks
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi Talks Asia Growth, Robo Taxis

There's a real need for transportation, not just in the large cities, but in the rural areas.

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