“Think of a world where there is no ride-sharing; people are driving th...” — Travis Kalanick Quote

Think of a world where there is no ride-sharing; people are driving themselves to work. You now have 30 people being served by 30 cars. Those 30 cars are only served 4% of the day; 96% of the day, they're stored somewhere. Around 20% to 30% of our land is taken up just storing these hunks of metal that we drive around in for 4% of the day.

What we like to say is that the vision for Uber is the cross between lifestyle and logistics.

I used to be a computer engineer, and I can make really good code, and we can make systems that work really well, and we can make the application a great experience, but when you have to translate bits to atoms, you need folks who are used to working with city governments, with state governments, and so I like to say we're in a political campaign.

I was the straight-A student but sort of a little bit of debating my parents all the time, trying to find when they weren't logically correct.

I think cars encapsulate the history of innovation and style - it's the other side of the coin of the car being public enemy No.1.

I've always had an inquisitive mind about everything from flowers to television sets to motor cars. Always pulled them apart - couldn't put 'em back, but always extremely interested in how things work.

We indulge in a lot of luxury. We prefer to keep the AC on 24 hours, don't switch our lights off and use cars in the most uneconomical way. If we all did our bit, we wouldn't have to face nature's wrath.

We're just into toys, whether it's motorcycles or race cars or computers. I've got the Palm Pilot right here with me, I've got the world's smallest phone. Maybe it's just because I'm still a big little kid and I just love toys, you know?