Automation is coming for US jobs; Uber suspends driverless car program after crash, and more news.
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Uber suspended its driverless car program nationwide on Saturday after one of its vehicles crashed in Arizona. Although the car was in self-driving mode, Tempe police say Uber wasn't at fault. It’s only the latest in a series of setbacks for the ride-hailing company: The crash comes amid numerous highly-public scandals over the last few months, including allegations of sexual harassment, large protests and accusations of intellectual property theft.
President Trump is expected to announce a new White House office today, the Office of American Innovation. “Viewed internally as a SWAT team of strategic consultants,” reports The Washington Post, the office will have broad authority to revamp federal bureaucracy and procedures. The team, which will will be led by Trump’s son-in-law and senior advisor Jared Kushner, is already working with business leaders like Tim Cook, Elon Musk, Marc Benioff, and Bill Gates.
Automation will hit the US hard, says PwC. The firm says 38% of American jobs could be lost to automation in the next 15 years, compared to 30% in the UK, 35% in Germany, and 21% in Japan. Why is the US at greater risk? More workers hold positions that require routine tasks, PwC’s study found.
Lyft plays the altruist: Lyft announced Sunday that it was rolling out a feature allowing riders to automatically round up charges as donations to charity. The move comes after its largest competitor, Uber, is slammed by controversy that have tarnished its reputation. Lyft said the new feature is not related to Uber's troubles.
Two girls were unable to board a United Airlines flight for wearing leggings, drawing social media criticism after the incident was tweeted by an observer. The airline stood by the gate agent’s decision to bar the girls from boarding, saying they violated the company’s dress code for “pass travelers,” which allows United employees and dependents to travel on standby for free.
Chinese court overturned an Apple ruling: The iPhone 6 and 6s aren't infringing on patents from a Chinese manufacturer, according to the Beijing IP Court. The court overturned a previous ruling that found Apple had infringed upon exterior phone designs from defunct manufacturer Shenzhen Baili Marketing Services. While a failed appeal wouldn’t have had a major impact on Apple’s China sales — it only applies to the two older models — it could have opened the door for future suits.
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8 年Automation has been here. Qualified people are still needed to man the assembly lines and machining cells to reset faults and tool changes, as well as perform quality analysis and keep a daily issues log.
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8 年https://www.dhirubhai.net/pulse/human-cost-automation-offshoring-cry-education-simon-preston
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8 年The transition from our current vehicles to driverless is going to be difficult, not because of problems with driverless technology, but because of human drivers sharing the road. The current system of streets and highways was designed for human drivers. That includes sightlines and stopping distances and signals that are necessary for humans but are not for driverless. Mixing the two together when they have such different needs and design requirements is going to be the cause of many a problem. The faster we adopt driverless technology and deploy it, the faster we can remove human driving from the roads to the benefit of all.
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8 年Even wothout automation program, nimber of jobless prople is already huge...