# Prof. Arun Sundararajan discusses car service Uber

1 Faculty News March 1, 2014 ![](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_046621.jpg?itok=sp0eQlK_)>

Excerpt from [GQ](http://www.gq.com/news-politics/newsmakers/201403/uber-cab-confessions) -- “'The thing that's really striking to me is that a lot of people who use Uber—it's not like they used to take taxis,' says [Arun Sundararajan](http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/arun-sundararajan), a professor at NYU's Stern School of Business who specializes in the digital economy. 'It's almost like you're inventing a new way of organizing your day because you can get a car in three minutes. You can define a new lifestyle for yourself.'”

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