Uber discloses that AI agent orders during the week of Halloween numbered only in the hundreds

Uber disclosed in its third-quarter earnings call that during the week of Halloween, it received only four ride-hailing orders placed via an AI agent and just 500 Uber Eats orders. This compares to approximately 320 million total orders for the same period. CEO Karan Bahl noted that market response remains limited, pointing out that booking a ride within the Uber app takes an average of 50 seconds. He added that agents do not necessarily save time but remain optimistic about driving net new demand, expecting the number of major AI assistants to increase from around eight to over ten.