I think Uber realizes if someone else has autonomous tech first, that company will cut out the drivers and they will all be out of jobs. So either way, it does

I think Uber realizes if someone else has autonomous tech first, that company will cut out the drivers and they will all be out of jobs. So either way, it doesn't really matter who does it first. And it's also why Uber is probably running towards getting autonomous tech developed, because ultimately its a fight for it's survival. In the mean time, they will run transport markets that need people to run it until that tech comes. And it could take 5 years to 20 years for all we know.