Who does the work when a robotaxi has no driver?
Driverless rides still need dispatch, charging, cleaning, remote assistance, and recovery. Those operations decide whether robotaxis can scale.
The beat
Autonomy is an operations story.
The car may drive itself. People still dispatch, charge, clean, insure, rescue, regulate, and pay for it. This site follows those costs and decisions.
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Gig platforms after Prop 22: unions, robotaxis, and the earnings grind
Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash still run on contractor labor under Prop 22-era rules. Unions, EV subsidies, and robotaxis are three different answers to the same cost problem.