Uber will automate approximately 30% of its employment this year (2026)

Uber will automate approximately 30% of its employment this year (2026) | He was like, you know, we're going to automate 30% or so of our employment this year.

He was like, you know, we're going to automate 30% or so of our employment this year.

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  "context": "the crowd wanted to know desperately like what's the timeline to automation, self-driving car, robotics. And he was like, you know, we're going to automate 30% or so of our employment this year.",
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