Dara Khosrowshahi in Berlin: Uber boss explains why his company has failed in Germany

06/06/2018

Dara Khosrowshahi in Berlin Uber boss explains why his company has failed in Germany

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Uber boss Dara Khosrowshahi

Uber shows remorse and humility: The boss of the controversial Mitfahrdienstes, Dara Khosrowshahi, sees in the absolute pursuit of growth, the cause of the problems of the US group. This has meant that Uber wanted to grow “at all costs,” said the former Expedia boss on Tuesday at an event of the Axel Springer Group.

When restarting in Germany Khosrowshahi wants to avoid mistakes of the past. “We had a very bad start in Germany and we are here to implement a new approach,” Khosrowshahi said on Tuesday evening in Berlin. The car-broker wants to start talks with representatives of individual cities and federal states about cooperations soon.

Ultimately, Uber had developed from a company that everyone had respected and wanted to use to the company with the problems everyone has heard of. Details did not mention the 49-year-old. Uber had landed under Khosrowshahi’s predecessor Travis Kalanick among other things because of aggressive expansion policies, sexual harassment and a data scandal in the headlines.

In Germany, taxi centers from several major cities have sued the offer for private drivers because the drivers and Uber have no permission to carry passengers. “We had a very bad start in Germany,” Khosrowshahi said.

Now it’s about building the business “right”. The Uber leader, who has Iranian roots, also brought a cooperation with public transport operators into play. These would have to be easier to use and more available. Ultimately Uber’s goal is: “We want to become the Amazon of transport.”

nis / RTR / dpa

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