The deprioritization of physical presence is a megatrend. From speed light cameras to restaurants with service staff on screens in remote countries to even VAR catering to a football game’s experience on television over the real experiences of people in the actual stadium. What can be done remotely is eroding the value of any physical presence.
*phone a friend?
That is their term for it. Seriously.
The deprioritization of physical presence is a megatrend. From speed light cameras to restaurants with service staff on screens in remote countries to even VAR catering to a football game’s experience on television over the real experiences of people in the actual stadium. What can be done remotely is eroding the value of any physical presence.
Just published on Tik tok - Waymo driving wrong way down street, support escalated from Phillipines to US - live
https://www.reddit.com/r/waymo/s/bU4Z5IjOHd
Interesting; thanks for sharing!
Junko Yoshida has a piece on this topic as well that includes additional perspective from her and Missy Cummings. Well worth a read:
https://junkoyoshidaparis.substack.com/p/robotaxi-teleoperators-we-know-theyre