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Trevor Nichols @ BetaKit 2 place · today 11:59 EDT

Uber’s president doesn’t know what the company’s 10.5 million drivers will be doing in 15 years

As the era of self-driving vehicles looms, Uber president and COO Andrew Macdonald says he doesn’t know what the company’s 10.5 million drivers and couriers will be doing in the near future.  The news: Macdonald made the remark during a discussion with Satish Kanwar (of BetaKit majority owner Good Future) as part of Toronto Tech Week’s Homecoming event on Wednesday. The duo spoke about Macdonald’s start as the company’s first Canadian general manager, his recent promotion to the C-suite, and how self-drivin

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