Ride-hailing company Uber is slamming the British Columbia government's decision to impose minimum wages and basic labour protections for gig workers, saying the province is set to drive up costs for residents and drive down demand for local businesses.

Uber’s reply to the new laws.

    • BlameThePeacock@lemmy.caOPEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Uber’s goal was always to replace human drivers with autonomous vehicles, it’s just taking longer than they planned.

        • BlameThePeacock@lemmy.caOPEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          You’re not wrong. They’re a tech that will take a decade or two longer than expected to reach maturity, but they will get there eventually.

          • pbjamm@beehaw.orgEnglish
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            1 year ago

            I meant it more in a sarcastic “over promise - under deliver” sense that Musk is famous for, but maybe one day in the Jetson’s future