5 ms·
"If anything, GPS technology may have had the opposite effect." They're clearly drawing the wrong conclusion. GPS makes being a cabbie easier, which makes it l
by kevinpet 13y ago
"If anything, GPS technology may have had the opposite effect."
They're clearly drawing the wrong conclusion. GPS makes being a cabbie easier, which makes it less valuable for people to put the time into becoming a skilled professional cabbie, which makes driving a cab a more feasible option for someone who looks at it as a temporary job.
- cynwoody 13y agoOn the contrary, Orszag agrees with you. The exact quote is: It’s hard to believe this is because the skill required to drive a taxi has risen substantially since 1970. If anything, GPS technology may have had the opposite effect. (Acquiring “the knowledge” of London streets, as taxi drivers there are required to do, is cognitively challenging, but it may no longer be necessary.)