Uber’s loathed surge pricing left even its own CEO with sticker shock.
A journalist who took an Uber from downtown Manhattan to interview the company’s boss Dara Khosrowshahi on the West Side paid $51.69, including the driver’s tip, for the 2.95-mile trip.
“Oh my God. Wow,” Khosrowshahi exclaimed when he was shown the eye-popping fare by Wired editor-at-large of Steven Levy,…