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Tesla Is Looking to Hire a Team to Remotely Control Its 'Self-Driving' Robotaxis (gizmodo.com)

submitted 4 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 70 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (4 children)

Hey more jobs for taxi drivers and safer to do from the comfort of your home. Just like a drone pilot!

Who would have thought that Taxi drivers one day would be able to work from home?

[–] [email protected] 56 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Lots of taxi drivers are already reckless. Imagine if they can drive remotely!

[–] [email protected] 55 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

They'll be driving multiple cars at the same time, while drunk.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Can't wait for the first 8 year old to be on trial for manslaughter because his dad had to go to the bathroom but didn't want to lose his fare.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That's not how any of this works.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

It's a hyperbole.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Just like a drone pilot!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 weeks ago

Why must you drone on???

[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 weeks ago

Nah, they'll still have to come into the office 3-4 days a week for "collaboration" and "cross-team building". But they can do their drone whatsyhootzit from their cramped cubicles!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

No, it's not. Many companies are doing this monitoring at 10:1 ratios. It hurts my brain that so many people don't understand what a massive industry changing number that is. Even at early maturity these systems can reduce workforce by 90%.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

Which is a good thing right?

The remaining problem being not enough political pressure to get universal basic income going.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 4 weeks ago

For the cab industry yes. Fuck everyone of them. Zero accountability.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago

Jebus Christ, it was a joke.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago

I'm happy that the number of blow-jobs-while-working will increase for this sector