Uber CEO Hints At Potential Tesla Partnership For Robotaxis: ‘No One Wants To Compete Against Tesla Or Elon’
Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER) CEO Dara Khosrowshahi expressed optimism for a possible partnership between the ride-hailing company and Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) where the latter would deploy its autonomous vehicles on Uber’s platform. What Happened: “Ultimately, we’re hoping that my charm and the economic argument gets Tesla to work with us as well. If they want a direct channel, no problem,” Khosrowshahi said while adding that he does not wish to compete against Tesla if he can help it. The CEO was speaking in an interview with Ben Thompson published on Thursday. “No one wants to compete against Tesla or Elon, if you can help it. Their capabilities are pretty extraordinary, but I think the same economic laws apply to them” The Uber CEO is hopeful that the EV giant will deploy its autonomous vehicles, which are currently under development, on the Uber app in addition to its own in favor of higher revenue. “So it all comes back to […]