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A think tank in the UK has called on the government to fire 250,000 public sector workers and use automation technology instead.
The Reform group released a report in which it says that the government is excessively bureaucratic and inefficient.
Although similar ideas are being floated in the US, there seems no general public discussion about subject.
US President Donald Trump has, however, ordered a freeze on hiring for all civilian departments of the government.
Consumer Watchdog has called on US President Barack Obama to hold expected autonomous vehicle policies and stop the administration’s undue haste to get autonomous vehicle technology on the road after newly released documents showed “an inappropriate and possibly unethical relationship between Google and key members of your administration involved in developing autonomous vehicle policy”.
In a letter to Obama, John Simpson, Consumer Watchdog’s privacy project director, writes: “The new revelations make it even more imperative that any such NHTSA policy statements be delayed until adequate Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards covering autonomous technologies are implemented through a public rule-making process.” [Read more…] about US government officials criticized for ‘inappropriate’ relationship with autonomous car developer Google
