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Capital assets (cars) will at some point replace some labor (drivers)

Predictor: Dara Khosrowshahi · ep#243 "Uber vs. Tesla, Robotaxi Timelines, and the End of Human Driving | Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi | #243" · source

Prior probability
60.0%
Current probability
43.5%
evolves via intake + LBP
Conviction
4/5
Signal quality
C
Resolution
pending
Window
2026-04-30 – 2029-03-31
Edges in / out
8 / 5
Tickers exposed
31

Prediction text

Capital assets (cars) will at some point replace some labor (drivers) | you've got these capital assets, these cars, that we're going to augment and then at some point replace some of the labor, uh whether drivers.

Watch events: BLS employment reports; tech layoff trackers; Underemployment rate; Yang quarterly updates

Verbatim quote

From episode "Uber vs. Tesla, Robotaxi Timelines, and the End of Human Driving | Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi | #243"
you've got these capital assets, these cars, that we're going to augment and then at some point replace some of the labor, uh whether drivers.

Predictor: Dara Khosrowshahi

κ + Brier as of 2026-05-22
κ (discount)
0.688
Brier
0.0105
excellent
Hits / Misses
2 / 0
of 3 resolved
Hit rate
66.7%
Calibration plot (stated vs observed)

Evidence about this node from Dara Khosrowshahi is multiplied by κ in /api/intake. Lower κ = less weight; floors at 0.10 (effectively silenced) and caps at 1.00 (full weight).

Reference class

Not linked

This node isn't linked to a reference class. The Bayesian update applies without outside-view blending.

Probability over time

5 prob_history rows
0%25%50%75%100%prior 60%2026-04-302026-05-032026-05-17
intake v2milestone miss sweeplbp propagationreference class assignedlegacy v1prior_prob (analyst seed)current = 43.5%

Milestone chain

Pre-event signals (upstream prereqs + window checkpoints) → resolution event → downstream cascades. Status/dates update from linked nodes; re-derive nightly via scripts/ops/derive_milestones.py.
Leading chain: 4 fired ✓ · 1 missed ✗ · 4 pending
  1. 2026-10-01 → 2027-03-31pendingUber-Nuro driverless Lucid robotaxi launches in SF Bay Area
    How: Uber publicly launches driverless robotaxi service in SF Bay Area using Nuro autonomy stack on Lucid Gravity SUVs
    Source: https://www.techtimes.com/articles/315856/20260414/uber-robotaxi-push-self-driving-lucid-suvs-begin-real-world-tests-ahead-2026-launch.htmconf 65%
  2. 2026-09-01 → 2027-06-30pendingWaymo crosses 1M weekly paid robotaxi rides
    How: Waymo publicly discloses weekly paid robotaxi ride volume crossing 1,000,000 (currently ~500,000/week as of March 2026)
    Source: https://dnyuz.com/2026/04/30/waymo-alphabets-robotaxi-service-is-growing-fast-heres-how-to-ride-costs-and-the-self-driving-cars-crash-record/conf 70%
  3. 2026-09-01 → 2028-06-30pendingAV chip-supply bottleneck flagged by Uber/Waymo as scaling constraint
    How: Uber or Waymo executive publicly cites NVIDIA AV-chip supply or HBM availability as gating factor for fleet expansion
    Source: https://www.tweaktown.com/news/111178/tsmc-cant-keep-up-with-ai-chip-demand-with-shortages-projected-to-last-beyond-2027/index.htmlconf 50%
  4. 2027-01-01 → 2028-12-31pendingUber autonomous fleet target 100,000 vehicles announced for scale-up
    How: Uber publicly confirms scaling of global autonomous fleet beginning 2027, targeting 100K vehicles
    Source: https://eletric-vehicles.com/uber/ubers-robotaxi-bets-top-10-billion-as-hertz-joins-as-fleet-operator/conf 60%
  5. 2027-06-01 → 2029-03-31pendingDriver share of revenue compresses on US ride-hail platforms
    How: Investor disclosures show >5pp decline in driver-comp share of GTV (currently ~25-30 cents per dollar) attributable to AV mix shift
    Source: https://www.bbntimes.com/society/uber-is-building-a-robotaxi-empire-drivers-not-wantedconf 55%

What if this resolves?

Clamp this prediction TRUE or FALSE and run a counterfactual Gibbs sample. Surfaces the predictions whose marginals shift most under that assumption.
(live posterior: 43%)

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Evidence chain

Every probability update with full Bayesian provenance — chronological, latest first
LBP2026-05-17T02:00:01Z43.5%-1.3pp
Network propagation: 44.8% → 43.5%
5-iter LBP, residual 0.00689 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run e607fa96
LBP2026-05-10T02:00:02Z44.8%-2.4pp
Network propagation: 47.2% → 44.8%
6-iter LBP, residual 0.00584 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run e5c18d29
LBP2026-05-03T02:00:01Z47.2%-4.3pp
Network propagation: 51.5% → 47.2%
6-iter LBP, residual 0.00677 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run 1a683ac9
LBP2026-04-30T16:39:51Z51.5%-2.9pp
Network propagation: 54.4% → 51.5%
5-iter LBP, residual 0.00825 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v2 · run 0c8a4ea3
LBP2026-04-30T02:18:57Z54.4%-5.6pp
Network propagation: 60.0% → 54.4%
5-iter LBP, residual 0.00825 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v1 · run 592311ef

Network propagation neighbors

Top edges sorted by latest LBP cross-impact
All propagation →

Top incoming (parents)

Edges that influence THIS node's belief

KindNodeTheir probP(c|s=T)P(c|s=F)Δ implied
prereq231_018
Blitz will switch to next generation model in late March 202Dave Blundin
29.8%0.6000.050-0.225
prereqS_AGI_MID_2029
AGI mid: Kurzweil 2029 path
35.0%0.6000.050-0.192
killerTK06
China-Taiwan Military Conflict
8.0%0.0500.600+0.121
killerTK11
Autonomous Regulatory Block (Level 4 Halt)
10.0%0.0500.600+0.110
prereqSEM_008
Training runs costing $10 billion for a single model will coDario Amodei
76.9%0.6000.050+0.033

Top outgoing (children)

Predictions THIS node influences

KindNodeTheir probP(c|s=T)P(c|s=F)Δ implied
prereq243_014
10+ autonomous providers will operate on streets of LA a decDara Khosrowshahi
39.5%0.5500.050-0.131
prereq243_017
Cost of lidar and cameras will continue coming down, making Dara Khosrowshahi
41.6%0.6000.050-0.130
prereq243_013
Every new car sold 10 years from now will have autonomous soDara Khosrowshahi
41.0%0.6000.050-0.125
prereq244_002
Humans will be demonstrably less safe than autonomous driverDara Khosrowshahi
37.6%0.6000.050-0.091
prereq230_020
Peter's 14-year-old son Milan will never get a driver's licePeter Diamandis
34.7%0.6500.050-0.040

Ticker exposure

31 ticker(s) linked

Beneficiaries (24)

INVZWRDLIDRAEVAMBLYPONYOUSTVRRMAMBAAURAIOTHSAIMBGAFBIDUBMWYYGMGOOGLHMCIOTQCOMTMTSLAUBERVWAGY

Adverse (5)

MCYALLCINFPGRTRV

Prerequisites (8)

Predictions that must hit first
TypePredTitleDomainLag
prereq247_058Jury selection begins April 27, 2026 for Musk v OpenAI trialAI
prereqSEM_008Training runs costing $10 billion for a single model will commence sometime in 2025.AI
prereqSEM_012Nvidia quadrupled chip production output while only doubling human headcount — achieved by deploying AI coding tools (Cursor, Claude Code) across engineering.AI/Manufacturing
prereqSEM_0422025 will be the definitive year that agentic systems finally hit the mainstream.AI/Agents
prereqS_AGI_MID_2029AGI mid: Kurzweil 2029 pathagi_general_capability
prereq231_018Blitz will switch to next generation model in late March 2026.AI
killerTK11Autonomous Regulatory Block (Level 4 Halt)
killerTK06China-Taiwan Military Conflict

Dependents (5)

Predictions enabled by this
TypePredTitleDomainLag
prereq230_020Peter's 14-year-old son Milan will never get a driver's license.Auto/Transport
prereq243_013Every new car sold 10 years from now will have autonomous softwareAuto/Transport
prereq243_017Cost of lidar and cameras will continue coming down, making new cars autonomous-ready within 10 yearsAuto/Transport
prereq244_002Humans will be demonstrably less safe than autonomous drivers (within 25 years, not 15)Auto/Transport
prereq243_01410+ autonomous providers will operate on streets of LA a decade from nowAuto/Transport

Raw metadata

From Thesis_Timeline_v1.0_FINAL workbook
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