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Bernie Sanders: “In 10 years, truck drivers will no longer have a job major. Those big trucks will be run by driverless…”

Featuring: Bernie Sanders, Independent | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Okay, you go to San Francisco, they're all over the place. Austin, Texas, all over the place. If we do not rethink this issue, their likelihood is that In 10 years, truck drivers will no longer have a job major. Those big trucks will be run by driverless vehicles. bus drivers, cab drivers, Uber drivers, all driverless vehicles. Some 5,6 million jobs in transportation out the window. And many entry level jobs that young people have graduating college will be gone. (19:18–19:27)

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Predicts that driverless vehicles will replace truck drivers within a decade.

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