Uber CEO wants regulators to promote the idea of 'Uber commute'
Uber CEO, Travis Kalanick, has criticised European regulators for not being more receptive to his latest idea: a car-pooling initiative Uber commute, while speaking at a conference organised by think tank, Lisbon Council. Kalanick, who met with regulators at the European Commission told the conference: “Why can't these folks get a little more incentive?” Car-pooling is common in American cities such as San Francisco, while in China, Alibaba and Apple-backed Didi Chuxing recently launched. Uber has encountered stiff opposition from regulators across Europe, with its UberPop business being banned in Sweden, France and the Netherlands.

Amid resistance from European lawmakers, Uber Technologies founder Travis Kalanick called on local regulators to promote the financial incentives car owners could benefit from if they were to pick up a neighbour and share their ride to work.

"We can turn every car into a shared car - the next frontier is the Uber commute," CEO Mr Kalanick said on Monday at a conference in Brussels. "Is there a way that someone could pick up a neighbour on the way to work? We have the technology for it, but there are also regulatory frameworks we have to work with. Why can't these folks get a little more incentive?"

"We can turn every car into a shared car - the next frontier is the Uber commute," CEO Travis Kalanick says.

Mr Kalanick said he met with regulators at the European Commission earlier in the day to talk about how cities can solve problems like traffic, parking, and having too many cars on the roads.

"We're making our case but also learning what it's going to take to bring our kind of innovation to many cities here in Europe," Mr Kalanick said at the conference, organised by think tank Lisbon Council. "I got my first course in speaking European this morning at the European Commission."