Uber says new B.C. gig-worker rules punish customers, businesses
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Ride-hailing company Uber is criticizing the British Columbia government's regulatory changes for gig workers, saying the province is set to drive up costs for residents and drive down demand for local businesses.

Uber’s reply to the new laws.

  • BlameThePeacock@lemmy.caOPEnglish
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    17 days ago

    Uber’s goal was always to replace human drivers with autonomous vehicles, it’s just taking longer than they planned.

      • BlameThePeacock@lemmy.caOPEnglish
        1·
        16 days ago

        You’re not wrong. They’re a tech that will take a decade or two longer than expected to reach maturity, but they will get there eventually.

        • pbjamm@beehaw.orgEnglish
          2·
          16 days ago

          I meant it more in a sarcastic “over promise - under deliver” sense that Musk is famous for, but maybe one day in the Jetson’s future