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Robotaxi milestone unlocked: @Uber employees can now request robotaxi test rides through the Uber app! We’re hard at work with our partners to prepare for commercial launch in the SF Bay Area later this year. Learn more: nuro.ai/blog/robotaxi-… #autonomousvehicles #selfdriving #drivenbynuro

1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ There are now 10 million monthly active drivers and couriers on @Uber —what a milestone! To each and every one of you helping people get where they need to go, and get what they need, Thank You! The work you do is an essential part of daily life in cities around the world. We’re proud to have created a platform that offers flexible work to so many people, and is an economic engine for the 15,000+ communities in which we operate. We’ll keep listening, learning, and building for you every day. Here’s to the next 10 million! 🚀

.@Uber's CPO Sachin Kansal is an inspiration for anyone looking to build a culture of dogfooding He personally drives Uber customers and delivers Uber Eats orders every month (he's approaching 800 trips so far), then writes detailed reports noting all of the friction points and opportunities for improvement, assigns owners, and follows fixes to closure. "Call it dogfooding, call it an obsession about the products that we ask our end users to use, and we should be using it ourselves. The app just feels different when it's in a moving car going 70 miles per hour." Learn: 🔸 How to operationalize a culture of dogfooding 🔸 How to shift focus from outputs to inputs 🔸 How Uber changed its culture to focus on profitability 🔸 Uber’s hybrid marketplace vision for autonomy 🔸 What to do when data says “no” but your gut says “yes” 🔸 Career advice: maximize cycles 🔸 How to build a “Ship, ship, ship” mentality 🔸 AI as a research assistant, not an oracle 🔸 Also: Two Uber rider etiquette tips Listen now 👇 • YouTube: youtu.be/MnBZlEQ14fY • Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/60kKyR… • Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why… Some takeaways: 1. “Ship, ship, ship” = cut decision latency: Daily stand-ups, rapid product reviews, and a strict two-way-door mindset slash cycle time. Sachin will even draft a 15-page PRD over a weekend if it unblocks a team—but insists that’s the exception, not the rule. 2. Inputs over outputs: Whether weight loss, grades, or retention metrics, focus on the controllable inputs; outputs follow. This motto is the one he drills into his kids too. 3. Hybrid marketplace vision for autonomy: Uber divested its in-house AV unit and now partners with over 15 AV companies. A “hybrid network” of human drivers plus robotaxis smooths supply and demand (humans fill peaks; AVs stay busy off-peak). A similar model is rolling out in delivery via sidewalk robots. 4. Profitability through ruthless efficiency: Covid forced Uber to drop unprofitable bets (AV, Elevate), batch deliveries, refine promo spend, and trim support and payment costs. Today, profitability funds new bets without sacrificing margin discipline. 5. Career advice for PMs: Optimize for shipping velocity early. Five product cycles in three years teach the thousands of micro-decisions that build judgment (product sense) faster than any course. 6. AI already boosting PM workflows: Sachin’s teams use ChatGPT and Gemini for mock drafts, research synthesis, deep research “thought partner” prompts, and long-doc summarization—freeing time for judgment calls. 7. Empathy beats ego: Users spend minutes, not their lives, inside your product. Your job is to dazzle them in that tiny window, not expect them to think about you all day. 8. Quick Uber etiquette tips. Riders: Ask before taking a call; don’t slam the door. Eats customers: Turn on your porch light so couriers can find you. Thank you to our wonderful sponsors for supporting the podcast: 🏆 @useparagon — Ship every SaaS integration your customers want: useparagon.com/lenny 🏆 @stripe — Financial infrastructure to grow your revenue: stripe.com 🏆 @coda_hq — The all-in-one collaborative workspace: coda.io/lenny