When robotaxis start taking over, what happens to Uber and Lyft drivers?
According to a new Business Insider piece, some of them start working for the robotaxi companies that’re outmoding them.
The autonomous cars may be self-driving, but they aren’t self-sufficient. Someone needs to clean and service them on the daily, making sure everything runs smoothly. Waymo, the leading robotaxi firm, maintains depots across the country where this type of work is performed, and many of their employees used to drive for rideshare apps themselves.
The ones that BI spoke to who work at Waymo’s Nashville depot, which is run by Lyft, seemed to like their new jobs — though it’s worth noting that Lyft arranged the interviews, so the selection may not be representative.
