• theotherbelow@lemmynsfw.com
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    14 hours ago

    Hilariously unprofitable. They even came up with creative accounting to show how, despite never being profitable they may turn a profit if you don’t count their debts and losses.

    • 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.

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        2 hours ago

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