Our internal background coding agent went from <1% of all code changes to 8% in just a few months. There is zero human authoring. Engineers review and approve, but the code is written entirely by AI agents.
Praveen Neppalli NagaChief Technology Officer · Executive, 
Uber
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1,800 code changes per week are now written entirely by Uber's internal background coding agent
Praveen Neppalli NagaChief Technology Officer · Executive, Uber
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84% of AI users are now working with agent-style workflows, not just tab completion. Claude Code usage nearly doubled in 2 months (32% → 63%), while IDE-based tools have largely plateaued.
Praveen Neppalli NagaChief Technology Officer · Executive, Uber
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Even within traditional IDEs, ~70% of committed code is now AI-generated.
Praveen Neppalli NagaChief Technology Officer · Executive, Uber
Social post: X post on Praveen Neppalli's own account (Uber's CTO), X post on Praveen Neppalli's own account (Uber's CTO), March 16, 2026.
There is zero human authoring. Engineers review and approve, but the code is written entirely by AI agents.
Praveen Neppalli NagaChief Technology Officer · Executive, Uber
Social post: X post on Praveen Neppalli's own account (Uber's CTO), X post on Praveen Neppalli's own account (Uber's CTO), March 16, 2026.
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