Uber drivers face rampant, imminent job loss from self-driving cars

Uber drivers face rampant, imminent job loss from self-driving cars | Dra, you have what, a million odd drivers and a self-driving car is imminent... but it's imminent.

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Dra, you have what, a million odd drivers and a self-driving car is imminent... but it's imminent.

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