Self-driving tech attracts investors, but Uber still relies on its drivers

Former Uber Chief Executive Travis Kalanick once blamed the high cost of each ride on the “other dude in the car” — the driver. It has long been on the ride-hailing company’s road map to someday replace its vast workforce of contractors with self-driving vehicles, lowering fares and increasing...

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