Hey Uber, expect a bumpy ride when Google drives into your market
Thursday, February 5, 2015 - 09:30
in Mathematics & Economics
The news that Google is to get into the ride-hailing scene – the same taxis-that-aren't-taxis business pioneered by Uber – may have come as a surprise to some. We can speculate that it may even have come as a surprise to some at Uber that Google is to become a competitor, considering Google's chief legal officer David Drummond sits on Uber's board, and Google has invested hundreds of millions in the start up.