Question 1

True or false: Uber's CEO Dara Khosrowshahi was previously the CEO of Expedia.

Accepted Answer

True. Dara Khosrowshahi led Expedia for 12 years before taking over as Uber CEO in 2017, replacing Travis Kalanick.

Question 2

True or false: Uber Eats was launched before the main Uber ride-hailing service.

Accepted Answer

False. Uber launched in 2009, while Uber Eats didn't debut until 2014, starting as a separate food delivery experiment.

Question 3

True or false: Uber was originally named 'UberCab' when it launched in San Francisco in 2009.

Accepted Answer

True. The company started as UberCab in 2009, but changed to Uber after facing regulatory pushback over the 'cab' term.

Question 4

True or false: Uber has never turned a quarterly profit since its founding.

Accepted Answer

False. Uber posted its first ever operating profit in Q2 2023, surprising many who assumed it was always unprofitable.

Question 5

True or false: Uber once operated a self-driving truck division called 'Uber Freight'.

Accepted Answer

True. Uber Freight launched in 2017 as a logistics platform, but its autonomous trucking research was later sold to Aurora Innovation.

Question 6

True or false: Uber drivers in all countries are legally classified as employees, not independent contractors.

Accepted Answer

False. Classification varies by jurisdiction; for example, UK drivers are workers, but in most US states they remain independent contractors.

Question 7

True or false: Uber's app was the first to use real-time GPS tracking for ride-hailing.

Accepted Answer

False. Several earlier services like Sidecar and Hailo used real-time GPS before Uber, though Uber popularized it globally.

Question 8

True or false: Uber once offered a helicopter service called 'Uber Copter' in New York City.

Accepted Answer

True. Uber Copter operated between Manhattan and JFK Airport from 2019 to 2020, but was discontinued due to low demand.

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