According to a recent report, many worries about self-driving cars before the outside world were actually exaggerated.
Although this technology may fundamentally reshape a large number of new jobs in the future, judging from the results of this report, autopilot technology will only increase the unemployment rate in the United States by approximately 0.1 percentage points. The report comes from U.S. future energy sources. The company, which is a non-profit organization focused on reducing US dependence on petroleum.
The 52-page report stated that: 'As with many previous new technologies, public discussion in this area is sufficient proof of the outside world's concern for its negative impact, and many negative effects have been exaggerated.'
The analysis of the impact on the job market simulates a series of impacts that began in the early 1930s and will increase the unemployment rate in the United States by 0.06 to 0.13 percentage points between 2045 and 2055, which will then help the employment rate. The beginning of recovery. By 2051, from the perspective of the entire economy, the impact on the unemployment rate will always remain relatively low, lower than the uncertainty standard of the US Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment report.
In spite of this, some industries that rely heavily on human drivers will still be affected more than the average level.
'In the commercial sector, there will be a large number of driver positions affected, from school bus drivers to long-distance truck drivers. Many heavy-duty vehicles will suffer from driving positions, but light-duty vehicles will perform better. In the commercial truck sector, there will also be More driving jobs. '
This is good news for some companies. Because the United States has always faced a serious shortage of long-distance truck drivers, and this situation is directly reflected in the company's financial statements. Even technology giants such as Amazon, are sounded Lack of alert for truck drivers.
Autopilot Technology Can Bring $800 Billion in Economic Scale
The report said that although the autopilot technology will have a slight negative impact on the employment rate in the United States, the economic benefits are obvious. 'The large-scale economic benefits will create about 800 billion US dollars of social and economic benefits by 2050. Most of them come from reduced traffic accident rates, shortened commute time, energy security, reduced dependence on oil, and environmental benefits.'
Finally, the non-profit organization encourages legislators and other policy-making participants to fully consider the impact of autonomous driving technology before taking action.
The report stated: 'Policy measures should address the evolution of the labor market and consider it in a broader context to ensure optimal results. Because of the large number of social benefits involved, policies that address labor issues must fully consider the potential impact of the deployment. To reduce the extent to which the benefits are affected. '