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Hello self-driving cars, goodbye 4.1 million jobs? -- (link)

Posted by Strongbad (aka Rambler14) Sep 16 '16, 04:04

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Citing government figures, he says that 4.1 million jobs are at risk, including chauffeurs and drivers of trucks, cabs and ride-share vehicles. (www.marketwatch.com)

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There aren't as many chimney sweeps as there used to be either. Jobs evolve. -- nm - volnelk Sep 16, 04:49 7
- How many telephone ops were displaced by rotary dial phones -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 16, 13:31
- And the chimney sweeps there are make pretty good money. - TWuG Sep 16, 05:12 4
  - My father in law and I were talking that eventually there will be places you go like amusement parks where you pay to drive around. -- nm - volnelk Sep 16, 05:20 3
    - Don't they have that now with Go Karts? -- nm - Krusty Sep 16, 05:39 1
      - It's the only way I get drive anything. :-) -- nm - Krusty Sep 16, 05:40
    - Coming to HBO Drive World! -- nm - Beaker Sep 16, 05:32
- Totally agree. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 16, 04:54
So what you're saying is, TWuG is responsible for the suffering of millions of people. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 16, 04:06 5
- It's a thankless job -- nm - TWuG Sep 16, 04:44 2
  - No no, thank *you* for electing Trump. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 16, 05:00 1
    - One word. - TWuG Sep 16, 05:01
- Yes, especially CrankYanker. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 16, 04:06 1
  - If I were rich I wouldn't trust a self-driving car till the plebs worked the kinks out - Beaker Sep 16, 04:27

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