Car ownership is a trap that can be prevented: Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi

He says the younger generation doesn't dream of owning a car, but instead wants the freedom of having any service on demand

Uber Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi says the younger generation doesn’t dream of owning a car, but instead wants the freedom of having any service on demand. He also feels that established protocols and industries are the enemies of innovation.

“Car ownership is a trap that can sometimes be prevented. India does not need to be trapped by these establishments. India can actually be the innovator for the developing countries of the world,” Khosrowshahi said here on Tuesday. He was responding to a question seeking comment on Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s assessment that the slowdown in the domestic auto industry was