As cars become automated, Uber's profitability will skyrocket because people won't need to own cars; they can simply call an Uber. This shift could make Uber one of the top three biggest companies globally.
Automated driving will eliminate hundreds of thousands of jobs, particularly those related to driving, such as taxi and truck drivers.
Automated cars can communicate with each other, reducing accidents. If manual cars were removed, automated cars could have been widely adopted a decade ago, but human-driven randomness complicates this transition.
The idea of being in a car with no driver and having the vehicle make decisions can be unsettling for those accustomed to control and being able to intervene in driving situations.
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