In the article “Americans are so concerned about autonomous vehicles that Minneapolis is considering requiring drivers to sit inside Waymos,” Fortune reports on hesitancy around the use of autonomous vehicles across the U.S., as exemplified by proposed measures in Minneapolis. The author discusses some of the causes behind this skepticism, like its effect on labor, citing a study led by researchers in GW Engineering’s Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering that investigated how this transition will transform the rideshare workforce.
Here is an excerpt from the article: “A George Washington University-led study found using cost models that a shift from taxis to robotaxis would decrease frontline jobs by 57% to 76%. However, the number of total jobs would not decrease, and the growing autonomous vehicle industry would create additional manufacturing roles.”
Read the full article on Fortune.