The ride-hail giant’s president and COO says the company’s real-time data offers a unique window into the economy, from rising gas prices to the looming transition toward self-driving cars and what that means for millions of drivers.
Few companies are a stronger barometer of the American economy today than Uber, and few executives have a clearer view of what’s coming than its president and COO, Andrew Macdonald. He shares what Uber’s real-time data reveals about consumer behavior amid surging gas prices, and confronts the uncomfortable question at the heart of Uber’s autonomous vehicle push: What does the company actually owe its millions of drivers?
