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Re:Robotaxis 'do not belong in the city of Los Angeles,' law... by progne on Friday October 27, 2023 @10:24AM (#38038841)
I used to drive a taxi. Now I write code. I paid for my own training. I'd expect to find that self-help is the most usual way to transition into other jobs.
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Re:Robotaxis 'do not belong in the city of Los Angeles,' law... by AndrewKemendo on Friday October 27, 2023 @10:30AM (#38038936)
The reality is, this is just not a functional pathway for the majority of people. So it’s not a solution

It might be possible for some minority that has a particular penchant for this type of work, but neither the jobs nor the training exist at such scale that would be able to absorb the entirety of the driver workforce into the “write software for automated driving“ job.

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Re:Robotaxis 'do not belong in the city of Los Angeles,' law... by smabie on Friday October 27, 2023 @12:17PM (#38040487)
The point is that they can just get a new, different, job.
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Re:Robotaxis 'do not belong in the city of Los Angeles,' law... by itishappy on Friday October 27, 2023 @10:47AM (#38039173)
That would roughly double the number of tech workers.
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