Regardless, with these latest developments, some questions have been raised concerning how this new business model would impact the sensitive data of both riders and drivers.
Uber moved towards acquiring the aforementioned pattern at the end of last month.
Only the tip of the iceberg
In addition to embracing AI, Uber also remains active in the process to bring self-driving, autonomous vehicles to the market.
The rideshare company is branding this as the next best step for various travels and deliveries. Though this endeavor has faced some stumbling blocks before fully coming to fruition.
In some cases over the years, autonomous, self-driving vehicles ended up crashing or causing accidents. Then, there’s been public backlash from Americans who fear these vehicles will put many Uber drivers and delivery folks out of work.
Given the state of today’s economy, more people are turning to Uber and other gig economy options to make ends meet. Hence, the prospect of potentially having the rug pulled out from under them lacks appeal.