The bumpy Uber Freight road to IPO. Or?
Long and winding?
GM: RAISING THE ROOF GGM: IN FULL THROTTLE GZIM: MAERSK BOOST KNIN: READ-ACROSSMAERSK: NOT ENOUGHMAERSK: GUIDANCE UPGRADEZIM: ROLLERCOASTERCAT: HEAVY DUTYMAERSK: CATCHING UP PG: DESTOCKING PATTERNSPG: HEALTH CHECKWTC: THE FALLGXO: DEFENSIVE FWRD: RALLYING ON TAKEOVER TALKODFL: STEADY YIELDVW: NEW MODEL NEEDEDWTC: TAKING PROFIT
GM: RAISING THE ROOF GGM: IN FULL THROTTLE GZIM: MAERSK BOOST KNIN: READ-ACROSSMAERSK: NOT ENOUGHMAERSK: GUIDANCE UPGRADEZIM: ROLLERCOASTERCAT: HEAVY DUTYMAERSK: CATCHING UP PG: DESTOCKING PATTERNSPG: HEALTH CHECKWTC: THE FALLGXO: DEFENSIVE FWRD: RALLYING ON TAKEOVER TALKODFL: STEADY YIELDVW: NEW MODEL NEEDEDWTC: TAKING PROFIT
It remains to be seen exactly what the long-term effect the development of self-driving technology will have on the job of the trucker – other than that they will likely be doing less driving. But does that necessarily mean they will be out of work altogether? According to The Atlantic, the team behind Uber’s autonomous trucking project says it is more about complementing rather than replacing – a narrative also seen in the automation of container terminal operations. “They see a future in which self-driving trucks drive highway miles between what they call transfer hubs, where human drivers will take over for the last miles, through complex urban and industrial terrain.”
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