Uber faced many controversies and scandals between 2013-2018 that led to losses. Key events included the CEO resigning in 2017 due to a lawsuit classifying drivers as contractors rather than employees, driver strikes over low pay globally, using predatory pricing that led to $1.8 billion in losses in 2018, and a #deleteuber movement in response to not supporting drivers against a travel ban. Losses increased each year between 2014-2018, reaching over $4 billion in 2017.

1. • CEO Travis Kalanick’s resignation in 2017
• Lawsuit in 2013 – For classifying drivers as independent contractors rather than regular employees
• Cutthroat business tactics- Uber drivers occasionally book rides on competitors like Gett and Lyft,only to cancel them
later in order to mess with operations.
• Driver strikes globally due to low pay.
• Unfair surge pricing even during emergenicies like – Hurricane Sandy
• Loss of $1.8 bn in 2018, due to cutting prices to points wherein margins were negative and spending on recruitment of
drivers in the USA to undercut ‘Lyft’ and spending heavily on food delivery and scooters.
• #deleteuber movement in 2017 led to the app being deleted by over 200,000 users. The movement began because uber
did not sympathize with the taxi drivers strike in New York against Trump’s order to ban travelers from 7 Muslim majority
countries.
• Usage of ‘Greyball’ software to evade government scrutiny and to deny rides to users suspected of violating terms and
conditions.

2. 2014, -644
2015, -1339
2016, -3023
2017, -4080
2018, -3033
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