Well yeah that’s kind of the plan. Where do they think Uber and Lyft want to go eventually?
Cheap_Coffee on
From the article:
>To be sure, it’s unclear how much robotaxis such as Waymo One’s are currently impacting drivers’ earnings.
exxplicit480 on
Waymos are awesome. No tip, cheap, quick, quiet and futuristic. The only downside is the limited coverage, but if I lived in a Waymo approved area, it’s all I would use.
uponthenose on
Just as the taxi drivers before them. Circle of life.
EconomistWithaD on
Precisely. Creative destruction is what drives human progress.
Jobs with limited skill sets have ALWAYS been at risk of disappearing.
damontoo on
Taxi drivers complain about Uber drivers. Uber drivers complain about autonomous vehicles. How long before the vehicles start complaining about humans? “This fuckin’ guy and his muddy shoes.. gtfo meatbag.”
sessho25 on
In 10 years: Waymo’s robotaxis driver agents say Telepresence Robot Avatars are hurting their earnings in Phoenix and LA.
_Los on
Do these drivers not realize they are a stop gap? Uber and Lyft have always just been waiting for the self-driving car “revolution” to remove a huge chunk of cost.
HolyPommeDeTerre on
Pikachu-surprised.jpg
Hi_Im_Dadbot on
Do they say that as they ignore the angry stares of the cab drivers standing behind them?
Adrian_Alucard on
They got a taste of their own medicine
joshspoon on
Soon they will be in basements as backup remote drives. So the upper-middle class will not have to see their faces.
I’m excited about the future *scarcasm
Taurondir on
I say let them fight.
5ykes on
That was the plan from day 1? Uber was pretty upfront about replacing drivers with autonomous back when Kalanic was CEO.
cjboffoli on
Blacksmiths and farriers say Model-T sales are hurting their earnings.
jefesignups on
They should play their violins to taxi drivers
macbook89 on
Skyrocket your prices that use to be competitive, yeah the market moves.
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Well yeah that’s kind of the plan. Where do they think Uber and Lyft want to go eventually?
From the article:
>To be sure, it’s unclear how much robotaxis such as Waymo One’s are currently impacting drivers’ earnings.
Waymos are awesome. No tip, cheap, quick, quiet and futuristic. The only downside is the limited coverage, but if I lived in a Waymo approved area, it’s all I would use.
Just as the taxi drivers before them. Circle of life.
Precisely. Creative destruction is what drives human progress.
Jobs with limited skill sets have ALWAYS been at risk of disappearing.
Taxi drivers complain about Uber drivers. Uber drivers complain about autonomous vehicles. How long before the vehicles start complaining about humans? “This fuckin’ guy and his muddy shoes.. gtfo meatbag.”
In 10 years: Waymo’s robotaxis driver agents say Telepresence Robot Avatars are hurting their earnings in Phoenix and LA.
Do these drivers not realize they are a stop gap? Uber and Lyft have always just been waiting for the self-driving car “revolution” to remove a huge chunk of cost.
Pikachu-surprised.jpg
Do they say that as they ignore the angry stares of the cab drivers standing behind them?
They got a taste of their own medicine
Soon they will be in basements as backup remote drives. So the upper-middle class will not have to see their faces.
I’m excited about the future *scarcasm
I say let them fight.
That was the plan from day 1? Uber was pretty upfront about replacing drivers with autonomous back when Kalanic was CEO.
Blacksmiths and farriers say Model-T sales are hurting their earnings.
They should play their violins to taxi drivers
Skyrocket your prices that use to be competitive, yeah the market moves.