Uber unveils new products for business travelers, wedding parties, and EVs

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Uber held its second annual product event today, at which the company announced new features for business travelers, group rides, and electric vehicles. The news comes as the company's CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi, is renewing his efforts to make Uber's core ride-hailing product profitable through cost-cutting and a hiring slowdown.

Just because Uber is trying to rein in its costs doesn't mean it will stop rolling out new features in its ongoing effort to win new customers (or retain its current customers) and expand into new fields. Since the pandemic, Uber has pivoted away from trying to be the Amazon of transportation" and toward a more streamlined version of itself as a car service with a thriving delivery business.

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