Uber Says Third-Party AI Agents Completed Only 4 Rides Last Quarter
11/04/2026 — 11/05, 06:20·2 sources (all)·2 reports (all)
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- Uber executives disclosed on an earnings call that third-party AI agents completed just four rides in the third quarter. On Uber Eats, AI ag…
Latest turnOn its third-quarter earnings call, Uber said only four rides were booked through an AI agent during its busiest week of the year — the week of Halloween — out of roughly 320 million trips and orders, according to TechCrunch. Just 500 Uber Eats orders came from AI agents, and CEO Dara Khosrowshahi called the traction "very, very limited."
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On its third-quarter earnings call, Uber said only four rides were booked through an AI agent during its busiest week of the year — the week of Halloween — out of roughly 320 million trips and orders, according to TechCrunch. Just 500 Uber Eats orders came from AI agents, and CEO Dara Khosrowshahi called the traction "very, very limited."
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Uber executives said on an earnings call that third-party AI agents arranged just four rides in the third quarter, The Verge reported, while about 500 Uber Eats orders came via agents during Halloween week out of 320 million total transactions. It is the first time Uber has disclosed such figures, amid talk that agents could disintermediate platforms.
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