Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi took the stage at a livestreamed event for Uber drivers Tuesday to announce his first big product launch as head of the ride-hailing app.
He was upfront that the company made mistakes with how it treated its drivers over the years. "You’re the heart of the Uber experience,eroticism vs sexual appetite" he said, "but somewhere along the line as we grew as a company we lost sight of that."
SEE ALSO: Uber driver has a Spotify playlist for every kind of passenger he picks upWith that in mind, Khosrowshahi said the company worked with drivers to create a beta version of a revamped driver app, putting in features drivers wanted. At the unveiling event, the CEO said he thinks the new app "will be a huge, huge improvement over what we have now." After months of working with drivers around the world and 100,000 trips, the company used all the feedback to build the app.
The app now features an earnings tracker with real-time earnings, a status bar with updates on higher-earning opportunities, and new notifications.
Yuki Yamashita, manager of product for driver experience, highlighted new surge zone displays, new messaging options, ETA and mileage notifications, and capability to stay connected to the app even in dead zones. Most of these changes earned a round of applause from the driver audience in Los Angeles.
Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable The new app will start rolling out Tuesday and should get to every Uber driver over the next few months. A new driver guide will help drivers just starting out.
Khosrowshahi even tried out the new app in a video -- and showed how difficult it is to drive with a passenger in the back seat, the app pinging with updates, and a map displaying confusing directions. He kept missing a turn in downtown San Francisco, which he said was very frustrating, and that he respects what drivers do every day.
"We called you partners but never really treated you like partners," he said. "We needed to do better."
Topics Uber
Internet for All
In Memory of Stanley Cavell
180+ early Cyber Monday gaming deals: Nintendo Switch, Xbox, and more
Destined for the Dirty
Precursors to Today's Technology: These Products Had the Right Vision
Hero’s Journey: An Interview with Taylor Mac
I’m Not Supposed to Talk about Dubus
Robin Williams’s Best Role
Trump's foreign aid freeze halts funding for digital diplomacy bureau
The Visual Frequency of Black Life by Peter L’Official
Miami Heat vs. Brooklyn Nets 2025 livestream: Watch NBA online
How Like the Mind It Is by Ellen O’Connell Whittet
300+ early Cyber Monday deals: Amazon, Apple, Walmart, more
Pornhub blocks Utah because of age verification law
We'll always, er, sorta, have the Paris Climate Agreement
Witches, Artists, and Pandemonium in ‘Hereditary’
Best early Cyber Monday laptop deals 2023 from Apple, Dell, so much more
Early Cyber Monday: Dyson Airwrap multi
HP Touchscreen Laptop deal: Get $240 off at Best Buy
The Art of Spooning
Woman falls asleep in Uber, gets charged $111 for 35Apple antitrust lawsuit heads to the Supreme CourtThe MarCO cubesat says goodbye to Mars with photo of the red planetFacebook death threats allegedly at centre of race tensions in KalgoorlieU.S. says 5G networks are 'vulnerable' to undermine Huawei: reportThings we actually cared about in 'Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald'Jason Momoa, Claire Foy, and Matt Damon to host 'SNL'Cute animals take over the beach and live the island lifeReport: Blizzard working on 'Warcraft' meets 'Pokémon Go' gameNetflix turns to children's lit, adapting popular Roald Dahl storiesMicrosoft tops Apple as world's most valuable company10 ridiculous things that could totally happen in 'Fantastic Beasts 3'This is how Samsung's Ambient Mode matches your environmentYouTube to double preGreat Barrier Reef brought to politicians' doorstep in artful protestApple antitrust lawsuit heads to the Supreme CourtThe midterms had record voter turnout. Should Snapchat get credit?Amazon workers strike on Black Friday over working conditionsKanye West seems to want 'unity love' for himself and Taylor SwiftA record number of girls are unhappy with their appearance and life overall 10 things we want to see in 'Fast 9' (or whatever it ends up being called) Did HBO's 'Girls' grow up? We predict where they'll be after the finale Do you recognize the A Pokémon makeup is here, and it's just as cute as you'd expect Your friendly neighborhood Spider This country wants to build the world's tallest structure but people aren't excited Even LeBron wants to be at Coachella right now Rihanna shined bright like a diamond in her one of kind Coachella outfit How WhatsApp brings my family closer together Legendary sportsperson's response to fan letter wows Instagram An obsessive deep dive into the 'Outlander' Season 3 trailer This brilliant nonprofit helps women in eating disorder recovery get a free new wardrobe United Airlines will hate the results of this new poll A conflicted Lana del Ray wrote your new post Gina Rodriguez has the internet freaking out over Carmen Sandiego thanks to this Instagram post India's attempt to go cashless is turning food vouchers digital Apple may be testing an iPhone 8 with a dual selfie camera Ohio inmates hacked into their own prison network with DIY computers Sea level rise could send U.S. 'climate migrants' fleeing to Austin, Atlanta How Lorde's synesthesia helped her write 'Melodrama'
2.7753s , 10194.8203125 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【eroticism vs sexual appetite】,Miracle Information Network