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srufolo1
1/18/2018 9:27:22 AM
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Re: Digitialization = Operations Overhaul
@elizabethv And they deserve to put the taxi industry out of business if they are more efficient at getting people from Point A to Point B in clean cars that don't smell like someone passed away in the back seat. That's the point ... making things more efficient, and the guys that started Uber were fed up with waiting around for a taxi in the rain. It's a great concept. People are even using Uber in place of ambulances. So now we're talking about putting the ambulance industry out of business. Taking an Uber to the hospital would be a lot cheaper too. It's all about the demands of the consumers. If the taxi industry can't keep up, they need to figure out a way they can.
afwriter
1/18/2018 12:19:23 PM
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Re: Jobs
The only thing I don't like about self check outs is the uncertainty of it all. I find myself asking if I typed in a produce code right or if whatever electronic I am buying is going to set off the alarm because I didn't de-magnetize (or whatever you do) it properly.
afwriter
1/18/2018 12:22:06 PM
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Re: Transition
And think about how much data that is going to take for a single car. Then you have to multiply that by millions of cars on the road. There is so much that needs to be done before I think we can even get close to letting cars take over completely.
afwriter
1/18/2018 12:24:05 PM
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Re: Jobs
This is always my argument as well and it is sometimes an unpopular one, but I stick to it. I'm not sure that technology has every really gotten rid of jobs, it's just changed them.
srufolo1
1/18/2018 12:56:03 PM
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Re: Jobs
@afwriter I agree with you. We have to evolve. If machines take over, we have to do something even greater if the human race is to not become extinct. I always think of that prophetic song "In the year 2525, if man is still alive."
DHagar
1/18/2018 5:03:31 PM
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Re: Digitialization = Operations Overhaul
@elizabethv, good points. Well clearly their practical impact has resulted in a threat to the taxi business, whether or not that and an anti-union sentiment is the reason! So without question they have created enemies.
Regarding their economic losses, they have chosen the fast lane so it will be up to them to continue to be highly competite and resilient if they are going to be economically solvent.
DHagar
1/18/2018 5:06:13 PM
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Re: Digitialization = Operations Overhaul
@srufolo1, good analysis on the "relevance" of the taxi model as to whether or not it best serves our needs. It clearly is a high cost system, as are ambulances, and so altneratives that can be responsible, effective and deliver better service will no doubt gain interest and riders.
Re: Jobs
@afwriter:
Same with me, i try not to use self check out unless there is a long wait for regular check out. I have experienced pricing discrepancies as well.
Re: Jobs
@srufolo1, @afwriter:
Agree with both of you about evolution of technology and the impact.
There is absolutely no denial that technology is moving very fast, but not at the cost of overwriting human brain. Think about the algorithm that robo depends on, that is human creation.
elizabethv
1/23/2018 8:09:17 AM
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Re: Jobs
@srufolo1 - One employee generally mans the self-checkouts. (I don't think I've ever seen more than that.) And there are 4 checkers, sometimes 8 to a self-checkout.) This replaces at least 2 (realistically, I doubt a manager would have had 4 other open lanes, that would create a larger labor cost.) open lanes, maybe 4, depending on the time of day and day of the week. Thus replacing 1-3 potential jobs. Yes, it gets people out faster. But I believe I've shared on here previously, in Japan they don't allow technology to replace a persons job. They still complete forms on paper and store them in filing cabinets. I think there's real value to a society who values the people of that society over the speed with which they complete a task.
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