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> Even then, it's not really clear why UPS or DHL or whomever would trust a random person in their car vs. their sophisticated logistics networks. Amazon seems
by 0xffff2 6mo ago
> Even then, it's not really clear why UPS or DHL or whomever would trust a random person in their car vs. their sophisticated logistics networks.
Amazon seems to have a sophisticated logistics network that is built at least 50% on random people in their car in Southern California. What I don't get is why someone with an existing logistics network of any kind would rely on a third party to integrate the random person rather than doing it in-house.
- occamofsandwich 6mo agoLiability. I.e. when they get sued they can try to argue the contractor is an employee of the nothing firm and doesn't need an equivalent retirement plan to Bezos.