The bigger ride-ride hailing company was accused of sexual harassment by its female employees, a major cyberattack cover-up, using stolen technology to develop its autonomous car, among others. The company also suffered employee and executive resignations including its cofounder and CEO Travis Kalanick due to a company-wide investigation of its culture.
During the interview, Zimmer also noted that Uber improved its image under Dara Khosrowshahi, who replaced Kalanick as CEO in August 2017. He said, “At least they’ve polished the image. I don’t know how deep it goes. I don’t work there so I don’t think it’s fair for me to comment.”
