1. What exactly is Uber?
Uber is a transportation company with an app that allows passengers to hail a ride and
drivers to charge fares and get paid. More specifically, Uber is a ridesharing company
that hires independent contractors as drivers.
Formerly Ubercab (2009–2011)
Type Public
Traded as NYSE: UBER
Russell 1000 component
Industry Transportation
Mobility as a service
Founded March 2009; 14 years ago
Founders Garrett Camp
Travis Kalanick
Headquarters San Francisco, California, United
States
Area served 70 countries and 10,500 cities
Key people Ronald Sugar (Chairman)
Dara Khosrowshahi (CEO)
Services Taxi
Food delivery
Package delivery
Freight transport
Revenue US$31.88 billion (2022)
Operating income US$-1.83 billion (2022)
Net income US$-9.14 billion (2022)
Total assets US$32.11 billion (2022)
Total equity US$7.34 billion (2022)
Number of
employees
32,800 (2023)
2. What are the benefits of using Uber?
Uber's advantages include door-to-door convenience, safety, and reliable quality. Uber's
disadvantages include its surge pricing and the negative effects of replacing steady jobs
with gig work.
Why is called Uber?
Experiencing the common urban woe of not getting a cab in a storm, Travis Kalanick
and Garrett Camp soon brainstormed an idea for a new company called UberCab. The
name Uber is derived from the German word meaning "above all the rest," a bedrock
principle Kalanick and Camp wanted for their fledgling company.
What is the disadvantage of using Uber?
One of the disadvantages of Uber is its variable rate. Uber increase price in different
occasions. Uber uses automated system to increase prices based on supply and
demand. For instance, if you take a ride on New Year's Eve or any other occasion, the
fare is doubled or sometimes even tripled the normal rate.
What are the benefits of working in Uber India?
Subsidiaries Car Next Door
Careem
Cornershop
Drizly
Postmates
Uber Eats
3. Wellbeing and lifestyle
Uber credits. Receive credits for Rides and Eats plus a discount. ...
Wellbeing reimbursement. Receive a wellbeing stipend to use on your physical and
mental wellbeing, from gym memberships to fitness wearables.
Travel medical benefits.
Mental wellness.
