Re:Former GE CEO Jeff Immelt Close to Becoming Uber’s CEO
by btkramer9 on Sunday August 20, 2017 @04:44AM
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Yeah but do you think any car rental company is innovative enough to do so? Every taxi company was the perfect business to start Uber but they didn't
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Re:Former GE CEO Jeff Immelt Close to Becoming Uber’s CEO
by Animats on Sunday August 20, 2017 @01:22PM
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Avis is already there. They handle the fleet maintenance and storage of Waymo's self-driving cars for Waymo's Phoenix testing.[1] When one breaks down, Avis sends the tow truck.
Avis already owns Zipcar, so they have app-based car services already deployed. So as soon as the technology is ready, Avis is there with the customer base and the infrastructure.
[1] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-26/alphabet-...