05-09-2019, 01:03 PM
(05-09-2019, 12:47 PM)fredtoast Wrote: They are not confused at all. You are.
The amount they push back will not have any effect on when they will be replaced. As soon as the technology is profitable almost all driver will be replaced.
Nah, I don't think so. They signed up to be contractors now they want to be employees. They are protesting the business model they agreed to be a part of. They work whatever hours they want, whenever they want. They can work on whatever platform they want (Lyft or Uber or both). Those sure sound like contractors to me, not employees. That's also what the federal government has ruled in multiple cases related to them and similar services.
Sure it does. There are major financial investment that have to be made to get to automation. They are making a substantial investment, but they could be investing MUCH more in it if they wanted to get there faster. How quickly they under take that investment is dictated by how long they can maximize profit under the current business model. The shorter their runway in terms of being profitable (which in tech is kind of an oxymoron anyways) on the current model the more money they will dump to accelerate development to eliminate the drivers.
