Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi backpedales after calling the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi a 'mistake' by the Saudi government
Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Uber speaks in the green room at 2019 New York Times Dealbook on November 06, 2019 in New York City.
Khosrowshahi made the remarks to Axios in an interview on US cable channel HBO, saying: "I think that the [Saudi] government said that they made a mistake". A self-driving Uber test vehicle struck and killed a female pedestrian in the accident in Tempe, Arizona. Axios said Khosrowshahi later called to express his regret for the remarks to describe the journalist's death and sent a statement.
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