{"id":43441,"date":"2023-10-20T15:28:37","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/uber-says-it-wont-leave-drivers-stranded-when-cars-dont-need-them-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T15:28:37","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:28:37","slug":"uber-says-it-wont-leave-drivers-stranded-when-cars-dont-need-them-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/uber-says-it-wont-leave-drivers-stranded-when-cars-dont-need-them-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"Uber says it won\u2019t leave drivers stranded when cars don\u2019t need them – StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Uber drivers that are likely to lose their jobs with the rise of autonomous cars could be retrained by the company for different lines of work, CEO Travis Kalanick says.<\/p>\n
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Kalanick has previously seemed rather unconcerned about the prospect of Uber drivers no longer being necessary.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWhen there\u2019s no other dude in the car, the cost of Uber becomes cheaper than owning a vehicle,\u201d he told the CODE conference last year.<\/p>\n
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When asked what he would tell the drivers, he responded with: \u201cI would say to them, this is the way the world is going\u201d.<\/p>\n
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