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Uber CEO says he must 'grow up' after argument with driver

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick (PHOTO: REUTERS)

Uber Technologies Inc Chief Executive Travis Kalanick said it was time for him to "grow up" and get help after a video was published showing him getting into an argument with a driver for the ride service who complained about pay rates.

Bloomberg on Tuesday published a video of Kalanick, a co-founder of the company, arguing with a driver who tells him that rates have been cut and he has lost money. The 40-year-old Kalanick responds angrily that some people don't take responsibility for their own actions.

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