Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi joins Morning Brew Daily for an exclusive interview where he discusses Uber's focus on affordability, which includes scheduling UberX Shares and launching shuttles that will take customers to and from concerts and events for a lower fare. He also shares his thoughts on autonomous vehicles and EVs. And where does Uber stand on competition with Lyft and Tesla? Plus, a deep dive into Uber's ad business, their new partnership with Instacart and will Uber really pull out of Minneapolis? Then, Dara explains what his biggest challenges were when taking over for former CEO Travis Kalanick and how playing Dungeons and Dragons has inspired his leadership style. And finally, what is the CEO of Uber's.... Uber rating? 00:00 - Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi joins MBD 01:00 - Launching UberX Share 02:45 - Uber Shuttle to concerts 06:40 - Autonomous vehicles 12:40 - Uber’s EV projection 15:00 - Uber and Minneapolis 17:00 - Competition with Lyft 17:45 - Instacart deal with Uber Eats 21:00 - Surge pricing’s future 23:15 - Uber ad business 26:00 - Uber Direct 28:00 - US attracting leadership 30:15 - Taking over as Uber CEO 32:35 - Biggest regret at Uber 35:10 - Dungeons and Dragons lessons 37:25 - Dara’s Uber rating Want more interviews with CEOs of public companies? Check out After Earnings, a new podcast from Morning Brew and Stakeholder Labs: https://link.chtbl.com/s86bWrvf Get your Morning Brew Daily Mug HERE: https://shop.morningbrew.com/products/morning-brew-daily-mug?utm_medium=youtube&utm_source=mbd&utm_campaign=mug Listen to Morning Brew Daily Here: https://link.chtbl.com/MBD Watch Morning Brew Daily Here: https://www.youtube.com/@MorningBrewDailyShow

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