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Briefing
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- Industry Collaboration – Transportation and logistics industry leaders coming together to create non-profit entity PTIO, which aims to assess and prepare for autonomous vehicles impact on society
- Initiative Members – Include vehicle manufacturers Ford, Toyota, and Daimler; transportation tech companies Uber, Lyft and Waymo; and logistics entities Fedex and America Trucking Association
- Entity Goals – Intends to develop comprehensive understanding of AVs' implications on future of work, establish a dialogue with relevant parties, create awareness on new career opportunities brought about by AV-enabled economy, and gain alignment on potential proactive policies that can help address perceived economic and societal transformation
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Accelerator
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Market Disruption
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Sector
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Transportation and Logistics
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Organization
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American Trucking Associations, Daimler AG (Mercedes-Benz), FedEx Corp., Ford Motor Co., Lyft, Partnership for Transportation Innovation and Opportunity, Toyota Motor Corp., Uber Technologies Inc., Waymo
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Source
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Hawkins, A., "Waymo, Uber, Ford, and others are joining forces to explore the ‘human impact’ of self-driving cars",
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Locklear, M., "Uber, Waymo and others to study the 'human impact' of self-driving cars",
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AcceleratingBiz analysis
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Original Publication Date
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June 19, 2018
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