Changing of the Guard
After months of Sturm and Drang, Travis Kalanik finally succumbed to the pressure the board (and the public, I presume) applied and resigned as CEO of Uber. I am sure there was a collective sigh of relief from all involved. Sadly, Mr. K suffered an unimaginable loss in the passing of his mother in a tragic boating accident. Irrespective of any business issues, my hope is he can use the time out of the limelight to grieve. I wish him well. Since my last missive, I had one occasion to use Uber and it was oddly familiar - my car was in the shop. Not the X4 I used for my Uber/Lyft experiment but a little convertible. Seems it rolled down the hill in front of my house and smashed into the neighbor's house (and car). $13k in damage to my vehicle. Plus $13k to his house and car. At first blush, it appears I forgot to set the brake! Upon further review, it would have been impossible to do so without running myself over! So, it appears someone may have tampered with it....