Recently, some netizens revealed that Wuhan taxi drivers collectively petitioned the government, suggesting the cancellation of “Luobo Kuai Pao” (a Baidu self-driving taxi service), because it is competing for the taxi drivers’ jobs, causing a great crisis in the survival of taxi drivers!
Drivers strongly hope that the government can cancel Luobo Kuai Pao and give themselves a way to survive
Luobo Kuai Pao is a self-driving travel service platform under Baidu. In short, it is a driverless “taxi” that has begun to provide services and tests in many cities.
According to a netizen, Wuhan has deployed 1,000 vehicles in the city, and the number of orders in a month has reached an astonishing 3 million, which means an average of 100 orders per vehicle per day. This is how terrifying the number is compared to manual labor!
The reason is still because it is cheap, fast, and private. It only costs 4 yuan for 6 kilometers, which is several times cheaper than traditional taxis. No wonder taxi drivers feel unprecedented pressure! And passengers travel more privately, and the environment in the car is more hygienic!
After the incident of taxi drivers resisting “Luobo Kuai Pao”, the comment area was captured.
Regarding this matter, netizens’ views can be roughly divided into the following categories:
Some netizens believe that the emergence of Luobo Kuai Pao is a benefit for those who take a taxi. First of all, it relies entirely on artificial intelligence to drive, so there is no detour, refusal to pick up passengers, and it will not refuse to pick up passengers because of the road section, nor will it lose its temper;
The most important thing is that it is cheap, several times cheaper than traditional taxis. This cost-effectiveness is irresistible to passengers! This is also the general trend of the times, and anyone can only accept it. Even if you resist successfully today, you will still have to accept reality in a year or two.
On the other hand, some netizens believe that the emergence of Luobo Kuai Pao will definitely lead to a large number of taxi drivers losing their jobs, which will trigger a series of chain reactions and even impact the takeaway industry. At that time, it will not only be the taxi drivers who will be hurt, but all the people who work outside will lose their jobs!
Some netizens also suggested that artificial intelligence should replace those jobs that only require signing and stamping. Even if the robot is stupid, it will stamp!
Artificial intelligence driving technology may still need to be improved
In fact, artificial intelligence driving is not without flaws, because after all, it is not a person, and sometimes it may not be as flexible as a person when judging complex roads.
Recently, a netizen posted a video online, which is suspected to be a video of Luobo Kuai Pao hitting a pedestrian, triggering discussions and reflections on the safety of driverless driving.
The last words
I have to say that when I heard the news that Wuhan taxi drivers collectively petitioned the government, many people’s hearts were actually mixed with all kinds of feelings. Most taxi drivers are people who live at the bottom, not seeking great wealth, but only seeking three meals a day, supporting their families. Behind the hard work of many people is the responsibility of a family, and the emergence of driverless taxis undoubtedly robbed many taxi drivers of their jobs!
But as passengers, the price of 4 yuan for 6 kilometers is really too tempting, even less than half the starting price of traditional taxis. Faced with such a price, it is estimated that buses and subways are not fragrant. For office workers, it not only saves a lot of commuting expenses, but also does not have to worry about wind and rain, and does not have to worry about others (drivers) breathing with you in a small space, which is more hygienic and private!
It is hard to say who is right and who is wrong in this matter. The progress of technology will inevitably make some people be excluded from employment, just like the industrial revolution, many traditional handicraftsmen were replaced by machines. This is the price that social progress must pay.
But the progress of technology is also for a better life for mankind. If all industries are run by robots, the survival of mankind must be re-planned. For example, Musk proposed that in the future, after a large number of jobs are replaced by artificial intelligence, the state should issue basic living expenses to each citizen.
Musk’s suggestion may be the most important condition for solving the rapid development of artificial intelligence in the future, not one of them. What do you think?
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