Uber’s Andrew Macdonald on what America’s economy looks like from the driver’s seat

# Uber's Real View of the Economy Uber's leaders can see exactly how Americans are spending money right now through their real-time data on rides and deliveries, making the company a window into the health of the everyday economy. When gas prices spike, it hurts Uber drivers' earnings, and the company has to decide whether to raise prices for customers or find other ways to support drivers—a tricky balance between keeping the service affordable and keeping people willing to drive. This interview also touches on a bigger question Uber will have to answer as it develops self-driving cars: what responsibility does it have to the millions of people currently making money driving for the platform?