Uber now fights self-driving cars it once personified, and AI gains may stall
carlbfrey · x · 2026-09-04
carlbfrey points out the irony: Uber once upended taxis while incumbents resisted; now Uber and drivers' unions are joining forces against self-driving cars. Whoever the incumbent is, they dislike competition. He argues this dynamic is one reason AI productivity gains will take time to materialize—and may in some cases never arrive.
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