Uber is a ride-hailing service founded by Garrett Camp and Travis Kalanick, launched in San Francisco in 2011 as UberCab, connecting riders to drivers through a smartphone app. It pioneered the mainstream app-based ride-hailing model and the wider "gig economy" pattern of independent-contractor work it relies on, expanded into food delivery (Uber Eats) and freight, and its rapid, often regulation-defying international expansion made it one of the most closely watched and controversial technology companies of the 2010s.
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Sector (GICS) Offering Kind MakerGarrett Camp and Travis Kalanick 1 Connections
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The Uber ride-hailing service is operated by Uber Technologies, Inc.
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1. Wikipedia, Uber
WikipediaHistory, public launch
Following a beta launch in May 2010, Uber's services and mobile app launched publicly in San Francisco in 2011.
History, origin of the idea
In 2009, Garrett Camp, a co-founder of StumbleUpon, came up with the idea to create Uber to make it easier and cheaper to procure direct transportation.
Introduction, GICS sector classification
Uber Technologies, Inc.
Introduction, offering kind classification
Uber Technologies, Inc.
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