TechCrunch Mobility: Uber bets on its former CEO
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Ride-hail and delivery are becoming AI-native logistics networks, and the people who built the original demand and driver liquidity are now being reactivated to wire in autonomy and agents. If you operate in mobility or local commerce, assume incumbents will use AI to re-cut unit economics before new entrants can undercut them on price.
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