Recently, the Internet company Baidu launched the Radish Express in Wuhan, which is an autonomous driving online car-hailing platform, which not only reflects the development level of science and technology, but also reflects Baidu's ambitions in the field of technology.
However, as the novelty of autonomous driving gradually dissipated, some negative news began to appear.
After all, whether the current autonomous driving can cope with complex road conditions freely, and the traffic accidents caused by the radish run these days also make people doubt the safety of automatic driving. Moreover, the plight that the online car-hailing drivers who were robbed of their business by the carrot run has also won the sympathy of netizens.
Perhaps the appearance of the carrot run reveals the social contradictions that are emerging or are about to emerge.
As we all know, many industries are not in a recession, some people will send express delivery or open online car-hailing as a support option to make a living, I believe that as long as they are willing to work hard, get up early every day, even if they drive online car-hailing, they can basically meet the requirements of supporting their families, but what they didn't expect is that after the emergence of self-driving online car-hailing, the industry will become more volatile with the low price brought by subsidies, making life more difficult. Therefore, the sense of crisis of online car-hailing drivers arises spontaneously, not only because the current passenger flow is affected, but also because they are worried about their future lives.
However, the regulatory authorities did not think so, according to the relevant person in charge of the Wuhan Municipal Transportation Bureau told media reporters, "Wuhan (taxi) automobile industry is relatively stable, and there are more rumors on the Internet."
I believe what the relevant authorities say, and of course there will definitely be people who choose not to believe it, but I don't think the current situation is as serious as the ride-hailing drivers say. Just as taxi drivers in many cities protested when ride-hailing platforms were first launched, the market will reach some equilibrium over time.
However, there is a limit to the size of the market and the predictable rate of growth, which is enough to perpetuate this anxiety. Therefore, I think that if you want to run further, you must grasp the scale of market competition, and don't just think about snatching other people's jobs.
This is because the development and progress of science and technology should benefit the masses, not compete with the people for profit. In the past, the assembly line of some factories could solve the employment problem of thousands of people, but with the in-depth application of AI, automation and other technologies, the "black light factory" has become a symbol of industrial progress, but the factory has no workers, who owns the profits generated by the factory, and how can this wealth enter the consumption and circulation link, so that the economy can have a virtuous circle? And how can those whose jobs have been eliminated by AI and automation technology make money and enjoy the benefits of technological development?
I think this is the new social problem brought about by the development of science and technology, and the profit-seeking nature of capital may not consider the life or death of ordinary people! In the era of AI, the distribution mechanism of wealth should also adapt to social changes.