Uber Technologies, Inc., commonly known as Uber, is an American multinational technology company founded in March 2009 by Garrett Camp and Travis Kalanick in San Francisco, California. Initially launched as UberCab Inc., the company provides ride-hailing, food delivery, courier services, freight transport, and other services through its mobile app platform. Uber disrupted the traditional taxi industry by leveraging GPS technology, dynamic pricing (surge pricing), and a gig economy model that classifies drivers as independent contractors, leading to rapid global expansion but also significant controversies over labor practices, safety, and regulatory compliance. The company operates in approximately 70 countries and over 15,000 cities worldwide, coordinating an average of 36 million trips and deliveries daily, with over 180 million monthly active users and 6 million active drivers and couriers. Uber went public in 2019 on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker UBER. Despite its success as the largest ridesharing company globally, Uber has faced criticism and lawsuits from taxi drivers, governments, and gig workers alleging exploitation, as well as scandals involving corporate culture under former CEO Travis Kalanick, who resigned in 2017. Today, Uber continues to innovate in mobility as a service while navigating regulatory challenges and worker rights movements.