[legodt]

Interesting, but the argument has always been that x is Uber's Netflix DVD phase. Uber black car was the DVD phase for UberX, UberX was the DVD phase for Uber pool, and, now, Uber pool is the DVD phase for fully automating the driver out of the picture. It's certainly an interesting strategy to watch unfold. It's reasonable to assume that Uber black car very deliberately was a stepping stone to the more accessible UberX, but what I want to know is if during the initial pitch meetings they had any idea that their game was to burn money/remain solvent as long as they possibly can in order to have an upper hand in the future self-driving market.

[hulahoof]

I'd be interested to know for sure too, my intuition tells me it was a pivot to self-driving