A new video published by Bloomberg shows Uber CEO Travis Kalanick arguing with an Uber driver over fares. It all started when one of Kalanick’s “companions” appears to say that she’s heard that Uber is having a hard year. Bloomberg reports: That pleasant conversation between Kalanick and his friends in the back of an Uber Black? It devolved into a heated argument over Uber’s fares between the CEO and his driver, Fawzi Kamel, who then turned over a dashboard recording of the conversation to Bloomberg. Kamel, 37, has been driving for Uber since 2011 and wants to draw attention to the plight of Uber drivers. The video shows off Kalanick’s pugnacious personality and short temper, which may cause some investors to question whether he has the disposition to lead a $69 billion company with a footprint that spans the globe. Uber declined to comment on the video. Here’s part of the conversation:
Travis Kalanick: “So we are reducing the number of black cars in the next few months.”
Fawzi Kamel: “It’s good.”
Kalanick: “You probably saw some email.”
Kamel: “I saw the email [says] it starts in May. But you’re raising the standards and dropping the prices.”
Kalanick: “We’re not dropping the prices on black.”
Kamel: “But in general.”
Kalanick: “In general but we have competitors. Otherwise we’d be out of business.”
Kamel: “Competitors? You had the business model in your hands you could have the prices you want but you choose to buy everybody a ride.”

You can read the transcript of the conversation here via Recode.

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