Re:Uber Revenue Growth Slows, Losses Persist as 2019 IPO Dra...
by ham_sandwich on Friday February 15, 2019 @07:16PM
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Yes, from the looks of it, they are well behind in self-driving tech. If it’s inevitable that self-driving will bankrupt them, why would anyone invest in them at all?
The two scenarios I can see are
1). That their ride-matching platform will still play a role in a self-driving world. However, I think a worst case for Uber is Waymo gets there first and then Google can almost trivially replace Uber with their own matching platform.
2.) They acquire a startup that has a successful direct self-driving play.
Either way, the economics of their core offering changes drastically. I have a hard time believing investors in Uber aren’t pricing this in at least somewhat accurately.
The two scenarios I can see are
1). That their ride-matching platform will still play a role in a self-driving world. However, I think a worst case for Uber is Waymo gets there first and then Google can almost trivially replace Uber with their own matching platform.
2.) They acquire a startup that has a successful direct self-driving play.
Either way, the economics of their core offering changes drastically. I have a hard time believing investors in Uber aren’t pricing this in at least somewhat accurately.