Watch: Uber CEO Having A Heated Arguement With Driver Over Decreasing Fares

“Take Responsibility For Your Own Shit” Says Uber CEO While Arguing With Driver Over Declining Fares

Travis Kalanick, CEO of Uber on Tuesday got into a heated argument with a driver on falling fares according to a report by Bloomberg.

During the rideโ€”booked through Uber Black, the companyโ€™s high-end serviceโ€”one of Kalanickโ€™s companions makes mention of Uber having a hard year.

โ€œI make sure every year is a hard year,โ€ Kalanick responds. โ€œThatโ€™s kind of how I roll. I make sure every year is a hard year. If itโ€™s easy Iโ€™m not pushing hard enough.โ€

As the ride appears to come to an end, Kamel tells the riders to โ€œhave a good one.โ€ Kalanick responds as if he is familiar with the driver, stating, โ€œGood to see you man.โ€ At that point Kamel begins a conversation with Uberโ€™s CEO about the plight of driving for the company.

โ€œI donโ€™t know if you remember me, but itโ€™s fine,โ€ Kamel says, before the two start talking about Uberโ€™s black car service.

In the video, which was published by Bloomberg, the driver in a dash cam tells Kalanick that โ€œpeople are not trusting you anymore,โ€ and complains that rates for drivers have fallen.

Further, Kalanick is shown arguing with his driver over fares. Later, the argument gets heated and ends with Kalanick telling the driver to stop blaming Uber for his problems.

โ€œSome people donโ€™t like to take responsibility for their own s**t. They blame everything in their life on somebody else.โ€ Kalanick said as he got out of the car and slammed the door. “Good luck!”

Watch the video here:

After this incident and when the video went viral, Kalanick issued an apology on Tuesday night. โ€œBy now Iโ€™m sure youโ€™ve seen the video where I treated an Uber driver disrespectfully,โ€ Kalanick wrote on Uberโ€™s blog. โ€œTo say that I am ashamed is an extreme understatement. My job as your leader is to leadโ€ฆand that starts with behaving in a way that makes us all proud. That is not what I did, and it cannot be explained away. Itโ€™s clear this video is a reflection of me โ€“ and the criticism weโ€™ve received is a stark reminder that I must fundamentally change as a leader and grow up. This is the first time Iโ€™ve been willing to admit that I need leadership help and I intend to get it.โ€

This incident just adds to what has already been a relatively rough couple of months for Uber , which involves everything from the company being sued by Alphabet Incโ€™s self-driving vehicle unit Waymo Uber for allegedly stealing designs related to autonomous vehicles, to the resignation of a top exec to allegations of sexual harassment to internal leaks detailing a chaotic companywide culture of sexism and unprofessional business practices.

Source: Bloomberg

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