Dossier
Jonathan Baines
Coverage of Jonathan Baines in the Nexus archive.
- They were Lyft drivers. Now they're cleaning Waymos.
Former Lyft drivers are now working at a new Lyft Flexdrive depot in Nashville to service Waymo robotaxis. The job involves cleaning, charging, and visually inspecting vehicles, relying on human judgment for determining road readiness. This transition highlights how the autonomous vehicle industry may shift jobs by eliminating some roles while creating new work around maintaining AI-powered machines.