Improvements in airport rides and initiatives such as Uber Shuttle, discounted subscriptions for students and pre-scheduled shared rides also helped drive bookings, Uber CEO Khosrowshahi added
In the quarter ending March 31, Uber witnessed a 15% surge in global revenue from the previous year, reaching $10.13 billion
Dara Khosrowshahi's statement comes days after several IT companies have decided to hand over pink slips to their employees
Kalanick, 43, has sold all of his remaining shares in the ride-hailing giant and plans to focus on his new business and philanthropic endeavours
He says the younger generation doesn't dream of owning a car, but instead wants the freedom of having any service on demand
Recently Travis Kalanick appointed two new directors - Ursula Burns and John Thain to the company without informing them