D.C. Regulators Pushed $1.5M Insurance for Uber Versus $25K for Taxis
Travis Kalanick · Inside Travis Kalanick’s Wild New AI Company · Jul 22, 2026 · at 36:14
Travis Kalanick describes the disparity in insurance liability regulations imposed on Uber versus traditional taxis in Washington, D.C.
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“Like I remember we went to DC and the taxi system, the liability on a ride, if you took a taxi, it might still be this way to this day was like 25,000 dollars in a taxi. But we went to, we being Uber at the time, went to DC and they pushed a one and a half million dollar policy per ride.”
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