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Khosrowshahi's got his work cut out for him if he's going to convince investors that Uber is worth $120 billion, though. The company's financial figures at present won't do the job alone, and he'll instead have to paint a picture of Uber's huge growth in the coming years, thanks to offshoots like Uber Eats – which the company says is an opportunity worth $795 billion in potential future revenue – or Uber Freight, a service which lets people ship parcels using a model similar to its ridesharing service, and which the company says comes to a market opportunity worth almost as much at $700 billion. He'll also be touting Uber's finger in the self-driving car pie, which will also likely generate even more money for the company as the technology is developed and perfected.