Uber’s Desperate Hope at a Tough Time: Forget Drivers, Use Robots

Uber's Desperate Hope at a Tough Time: Forget Drivers, Use Robots

CREDIT: Getty Images Uber seems destined to stand tied to two pillars: one of apparently good news that’s bad and another representing bad news that is actually worse. The good/bad news today for Uber is the deal to purchase up to 24,000 self-driving cars from Volvo. The "good" part is that self-driving cars would cut costs substantially and maybe let the company move toward profits. The bad news comes in two parts: drivers could find themselves without employment and the necessary regulatory and infrastructure framework that would enable autonomous cars still seems a long way off.

Uber had hoped that […]

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