Uber (UBER): Autonomous AI coders & the new capital-light robotaxi era [Q1 2026]

Uber’s Q1 2026 reveals a mature platform actively trading engineering headcount for AI compute power while finally ditching its pandemic-era profitability crutches.In ~10 minutes:• Why autonomous AI agents now write 10% of Uber’s codebase. 🤖• The capital-light strategy to finance third-party autonomous vehicle fleets.• Why management officially retired Adjusted EBITDA as a core metric.• How a massive $3 billion stock buyback fueled an earnings-day rally.Despite a messy $1.5 billion paper hit to their equity portfolio that tanked GAAP net income, the underlying mobility engine remains remarkably durable. By redirecting insurance leverage into lower consumer prices and integrating 700,000 Expedia hotels directly into the app, Uber is cementing its transition from a rideshare utility into a sprawling, closed-loop travel ecosystem. Uber Technologies, Inc. (UBER) | Q1 FY2026AI-assisted production. Feedback/ticker requests: https://x.com/EarnUnscripted.