Uber
Uber is a global transportation company. It was founded in 2009 by Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp. It first launched in San Francisco and allows users to request rides through a mobile app, connecting them with nearby drivers. This is to make transportation more accessible and efficient and to promote shared mobility.
In 2010, Uber launched its services in New York City, which marked its first expansion outside of San Francisco. Later in 2011, it expanded to Paris and France, and then to London and the UK in 2012.
Uber officially launched its services in India in August 2013, starting with the city of Bangalore. By December 2013, it expanded to over 60 cities globally.
Uber kept expanding with its consistent new launches, such as UberX (in 2012), UberPOOL (in 2013), UberEATS (in 2014), UberMOTO (in 2015), and self-driving cars (in 2016).
In 2017, Dara Khosrowshahi became its new CEO and the next year, the company filed for an IPO. In 2019, Uber went public and reported a significant loss. It then went on to launch Uber Money.
The same year, it announced its commitment to invest $1 billion in India over the next few years, started experimenting with electric vehicles (EVs), and partnered with EV manufacturers.
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic severely impacted Uber's ride-hailing business in India, leading to a significant decline in ride bookings. The same year UberEATS merged with Zomato, another food delivery service.
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