App-based ride-hailing (Uber)
Transporte bajo demanda con app (Uber)
- Date
- 2009-2010 · confidence high
- Place
- Uber, San Francisco, California, United States
- Credited to
- Garrett Camp and Travis Kalanick
- People
- 👤 Garrett Camp1978–👤 Travis Kalanick1976–
- Field
- Movement
What it is
A platform that connects passengers and private drivers by geolocation, with dynamic pricing and automatic payment. It launched the platform economy and gig work.
What it led to
- The gig economy and legal battles over employment status
- The crisis of regulated taxis and the deregulation of urban transport
- Food delivery and on-demand logistics
Built on
Made possible
- app-based food delivery
- shared scooters
- robotaxis