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General Motors announced that it would begin testing its self-driving cars in New York City next year which shows a high degree of confidence, given the level of density and human randomness. Usually at this point I would point out the job loss that will result with all those automated autos which would naturally […] October 17th, 2017 | Category: self-driving cars | Tags: automation, cabs, driver, English, English language, foreign cab driver, immigration, New York City, safety, self-driving cabs, self-driving cars, taxi |  Email This Post |  Print This Post It wasn’t that long ago that the gig economy of independent contractors performing services was hailed as the hip new way of work. One such job has been people operating their own cars as taxis using ride-sharing aps on their smart phones to connect with riders. However, technology is moving rapidly these days, and the […] May 19th, 2016 | Category: replacing workers with smart machines | Tags: automation, immigration, robot, self-driving car, taxi, workers | Email This Post | Print This Post Last June I reported on the Uber ride-sharing service planning to move into self-driving taxis. Now there is news that a competitor is being pumped up by a serious cash injection from General Motors. Below, Google self-driving prototype cars have been scooting around Silicon Valley during the testing program. The Wall Street Journal video […] January 4th, 2016 | Category: replacing workers with smart machines | Tags: automation, cabs, immigration, job loss, jobs, robot, self-driving cars, self-driving trucks, smart machine, taxi, technological unemployment, workers | Email This Post | Print This Post |
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