Ajit Pai Quotes

In many ways, we look at Uber as the safety net for a city.

Lyft is the fastest-growing on-demand transportation service in the United States. It's as easy as opening the Lyft app, clicking a button, and a driver arrives within minutes.

Google is intending to compete with Uber in the ridesharing space.

Uber exists because of mobile telephones.

Early investors in Uber and Airbnb, though they remain private companies, have valued them at stratospheric multiples based largely on the notion that Uber will transform and dominate local transportation and Airbnb will revolutionize the hotel industry.

We want to get to the point that using Uber is cheaper than owning a car.

Uber's issue, I think the biggest one is driverless cars. That could be a complete reset to the business.

I spend a little bit of time exploring why the companies that were doing smartphone ride-hailing before Uber, why they failed.

You ain't got to wait on a cab no more; just call your Uber, and it pulls up. But waiting isn't an option: that's just a big part of life.

I did pick Lyft, but Lyft didn't seem amazing.

Uber sees ride-sharing as a winner-takes-all war and subsequently is willing to offer below-market prices in a bid to crowd out the competition.

We refer to Lyft as a 'mullet app.' Simple up front, a lot going on in the back.

Uber is a good car service, and that's exactly what they were when we launched.

We are very excited about launching Ola in Australia and see immense potential for the ride-sharing ecosystem in a country which embraces new technology and innovation.

If we want every car on the road to be a Lyft, we need to make it incredibly convenient for drivers.

What's most revolutionary about Uber is not the tool that consumers use but the fact that the only equipment needed by its drivers is their iPhone.

Uber is a company that is redefining the transportation industry on a global basis; to be part of that story is something that is interesting and would be a real privilege.

Our goal was never to create a better taxi.

The age of access being offered by taxi-hailing apps like Uber and Ola is the biggest potential threat to auto industry.

Ride-sharing is one of the biggest math problems that's ever been approached, that's ever been attempted to be solved.

I understand that some people are angry about taxi services. A taxi fare hike should be accompanied by better customer service.

I don't need a driver's license, my Uber driver needs a driver's license.

Uber is a better company with better math, better predictive supply, better brand, lower pickup times, higher quality of service. They'll absolutely win.

Most of the population cannot afford a private driver. What we're doing is relentlessly innovating to bring the price point down.

When you are Uber, what we care about is the customer experience of getting somebody safely, cheaply, efficiently and reliably from where they are to where they want to go.