Uber CEO says rideshare ‘freed up’ his son from having to get a driver’s license—and he’s one of many Gen Zers who aren’t willing to drive

Dara Khosrowshahi speaks on stage and holds his palms in front of him, pressed together. (Credit: Joe Raedle—Getty Images)

Gen Z is turning away from getting driver’s licenses because they can just grab rideshares instead, according to Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi—and his own son is no exception.

While getting a license for Khosrowshahi was “a goal in life” representing freedom, his son has passed on this benchmark of teenagedom, he told The Verge’s Decoder podcast last May. The Uber CEO’s son is among a wave of teens embracing the convenience of rideshare over owning a car, Khosrowshahi noted.