# Uber says only four rides in Q3 2026 came from third-party AI agents

> Original title: Uber only fulfilled 4 rides from AI agents last quarter

- Source: The Verge · AI
- Published: 2026-11-04T15:58:45.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/n69yahd5fuve08nw7eokopzz9
- Original: https://www.theverge.com/transportation/1026306/uber-ai-agents-q3-earnings-disintermediation

## Summary

Uber executives disclosed on an earnings call that third-party AI agents arranged only four rides in the third quarter of 2026. The company recorded "around 500" AI-agent Uber Eats orders during the week of Halloween, out of 320 million total rides and deliveries. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said Uber is open to working with third-party AI companies while expecting customers to prefer its own app.