Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi on Super Apps, AI and Uber Teens

This Skift Podcast episode features a conversation between Skift founder Rafat Ali and Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi at the Skift Global Forum. Khosrowshahi discusses Uber's journey toward profitability, emphasizing the importance of scaling the business and managing take rates. He highlights Uber's transformation into a "go-get" app, offering services beyond transportation, including food and grocery delivery, and the Uber One membership program. The conversation touches on Uber's use of AI for personalization, the advertising business, the launch of Uber Teens with safety features, and Uber's expansion into travel, including flights and ground transportation. Khosrowshahi also addresses regulatory challenges, the evolving relationship with gig workers, and Uber's approach to autonomous vehicles and electric vehicle adoption. He concludes with his views on career development, emphasizing the importance of career compounding and focusing on interesting, impactful work with people from whom one can learn.