// THE VERGE — INTELLIGENZA ARTIFICIALE
Uber only fulfilled 4 rides from AI agents last quarter
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Despite growing concerns over AI disintermediation, Uber executives revealed that third-party bots accounted for just four rides and 500 food deliveries out of 320 million transactions.
Despite growing concerns over AI disintermediation, Uber executives revealed that third-party bots accounted for just four rides and 500 food deliveries out of 320 million transactions.
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AI agents won’t be stealing Uber’s lunch any time soon.
Only four rides were arranged by third-party AI agents during the third quarter of 2026, Uber executives disclosed during an earnings call this morning. The volume of Uber Eats orders fulfilled by AI agents was a little higher, with the company recording “around 500” during the week of Halloween, out of a total 320 million Uber rides and Uber Eats deliveries.
This is the first time that Uber has disclosed the number of third-party AI agents that have arranged deliveries or rides on its platform. With the rise of AI agents like Meta’s Muse or OpenAI’s Dots, some experts are predicting that platforms like Uber and DoorDash are at risk of disintermediation, in which customers use AI agents to order food or book a ride, rather than visiting the app itself.