Uber Drivers Have Completed More Than 10 Billion Trips
Uber doubled its trip count in just over a year despite its many challenges.
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Uber yesterday that on June 10, 173 trips and deliveries that began simultaneously pushed the company past a record of 10 billion completed trips. Uber hit its 10 billionth trip just over a year after it and the company said that the 173 trips occurred in more than 21 countries and five continents.
The year Uber spent doubling its trip count was also marred by a lot of issues, some of which continue to plague the company. It has been and for gender and race , that it at one point worked to hide, was over the data breach, and . It has also dealt with into how it treats and pays drivers, a involving one of its self-driving cars, against its drivers and the that the company settled in February. But despite a rather challenging year, the company seems to still be performing well with customers.
Rival Lyft, which launched its in December, hit last July and total in October.
Uber yesterday that on June 10, 173 trips and deliveries that began simultaneously pushed the company past a record of 10 billion completed trips. Uber hit its 10 billionth trip just over a year after it and the company said that the 173 trips occurred in more than 21 countries and five continents.
The year Uber spent doubling its trip count was also marred by a lot of issues, some of which continue to plague the company. It has been and for gender and race , that it at one point worked to hide, was over the data breach, and . It has also dealt with into how it treats and pays drivers, a involving one of its self-driving cars, against its drivers and the that the company settled in February. But despite a rather challenging year, the company seems to still be performing well with customers.
Rival Lyft, which launched its in December, hit last July and total in October.
