Uber’s Quest to Compete With Owning a Car Has Come for Ceo Dara KhosroWHAHI.
Like Many Young People, KhosroWhahi’s Son Doesn’t Have HIS LICENSE DESPITE BEING OVER 18. The Reason: He Can Get Around Using the Ride-Hailing App His Father Overssees, The Ceo on an Episode of the Verge’s “Decoder” ” podcast.
“I’m Still Trying to Get My Son to Get His Driver’s License, but Uber’s Freed Him Up,” Khosrowshahi Said.
Uber Executives Have Long Said They View their Ride-Haling Offering AS alternative to Car Ownership. KhosroWHAHI’s son and others like the show how Much progress uber May have made on that front.
In 2023, About 33% of Eligible Drivers Age 19 or Under HAD A LICENSE, ACCIVING TO DATA FROM The US Transportation Department. IN 2003, IT WAS 45%.
RIDE-HAILING APPPS SUCH AS UBER, WHICH WAS FOUNDED IN 2009, Are One of the Reasons for Decline, Khosrowshahi Said. “It is absolutely hasing an effect on Car Ownership,” He Said of the Company. Uber didn’t Respond to a Request for Additional Comment from Business Insider.
Driving is one of a few life milestones for young adults that some members of gen z are Holding off on Reaching, Along with their First Romantic Relationships and Entering the Workforce.
While some are waking Because of Personal Choice, Say Economic Realities Are Limitting What they Can Achieve.
KhosroWHAHI Also Said the Shift Away from Driving Among Young People Marked A Cultural Change.
For Decades, Mary Young People have gotten their driver’s licenses as soon as they’re Old Enough to. The host of “Decoder,” Nilay Patel, Said He Got His License at Age 15 ½ while Growing Up in Wisconsin, for Instance.
“It was a goal in life,” Khosrowshahi Said. “IT REPRESENned Freedom.”
Uber Started Offering a Version of Its App for Teens in 2023. SINCE THEN, The Company Has Integrated Rides for Young People into Its Broader Offering. It Now Parents Request Rides for their Kids as Share Their Benefits From Uber One, The Company’s Paid Subscription Program.
In March, KhosroWHAhi Said at an Investor Conference that Teens Were Among The “New Demographics that we’re after.” The Company Has Also Introduced A Streamlined Version of Its App for Older Adults to use.
KhosroWHAHI SAID UBER DIDN’T Have Estimates of How Many People – Teens or Other Demographic Groups – Might have avoided buying a car they are use uber.
But he did Say on the podcast that Car Ownership was Still “The Big Kahuna” that Uber was targeting with it-hailing business.
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