--- title: "Bernie Sanders Says Driverless Vehicles, Jeff Bezos' '$100 Billion' Robot Factory Vision Threaten Millions Of Jobs: 'We Are Not Ready For...'" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/285887090.md" description: "Sen. Bernie Sanders expressed concerns about the impact of physical AI on jobs, criticizing companies like Uber and Amazon's Jeff Bezos for their push towards automation. He warned that the rapid expansion of driverless vehicles could threaten millions of jobs in transportation, while Bezos's $100 billion plan for robotic factories could eliminate many manufacturing positions. Sanders highlighted the urgency of addressing these changes, stating, \"We are not ready for what's coming.\"" datetime: "2026-05-11T04:58:41.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/285887090.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/285887090.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/285887090.md) --- # Bernie Sanders Says Driverless Vehicles, Jeff Bezos' '$100 Billion' Robot Factory Vision Threaten Millions Of Jobs: 'We Are Not Ready For...' Sen. **Bernie Sanders** (I-VT) raised concerns about the advent of physical AI on Sunday, slamming companies like **Uber Technologies Inc.** (NYSE:UBER), as well as **Amazon.com Inc.** (NASDAQ:AMZN) founder **Jeff Bezos**, for wanting to replace workers with AI. ## ‘We Are Not Ready’ In a post on the social media platform X, Sanders shared that driverless vehicle companies were “expanding rapidly,” which put jobs like “truckers, cab drivers, Uber drivers” at risk of being phased out. “Jeff Bezos is seeking $100 billion to put robots into factories,” he said, sharing that factory workers could be without a job, too. “We are not ready for what's coming.” **Read Also: Jeff Bezos's $500 Million Superyacht Reportedly For Sale As Seattle Seahawks Hit The Market** Sanders said that Bezos’s vision of automating factories would mean “ending working-class people making a living in manufacturing.” He also said that driverless vehicles expanding all over the country would result in the loss of “millions of decent-paying jobs” in transportation. The Vermont Independent has been a vocal critic of AI and its effects on the job market, recently raising alarm over telecom operator **Verizon's** (NYSE:VZ) CEO **Dan Schulman**‘s comments, where he predicted over 20%-30% job cuts as AI adoption grows. > Jeff Bezos is seeking $100 billion to put robots into factories. Millions of manufacturing jobs — GONE. > > Driverless vehicle companies are expanding rapidly. Millions of transportation jobs — truckers, cab drivers, Uber drivers — GONE. > > We are not ready for what's coming. pic.twitter.com/kMi96oxeDe > > — Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) May 9, 2026 ## Uber’s Robotaxi Push Uber has been aggressively expanding its Robotaxi and driverless vehicle strategy as the company singled out a reported $10 billion commitment into the sector, of which Uber plans to allocate $2.5 billion in investments to acquire equity in Robotaxi operators. The remaining $7.5 billion is reportedly aimed at expanding its Robotaxi fleet. Further illustrating the push, Uber CEO **Dara Khosrowshahi**, during the company’s first-quarter 2026 earnings call with investors, shared that self-driving represented a "trillion-dollar" total addressable market (TAM) for Uber, reiterating the company’s partnership model. ## Elon Musk’s Pro-Human AI Vision Meanwhile, **Tesla Inc.** (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO **Elon Musk** was hailed by Governor **Ron DeSantis** (R-FL) for keeping humans at the forefront of the AI vision amid **SpaceX**‘s partnership with artificial intelligence company **Anthropic**, following reports that Musk would rescind computing power to companies that bring harm to humans with their technology. Musk, during March, shared that Tesla would also work towards expanding its human workforce as the automaker planned to incorporate AI into its workflow. The billionaire had said that the “output per human at Tesla” would get “nutty high” due to AI adoption. **Read Also: Ford CEO Says AI Will Replace 'Literally Half' of White-Collar Workers — But Blue-Collar Trades Are Still The Essential Backbone Of The Economy** _Check out more of Benzinga's Future Of Mobility coverage by_ following this link. _Photo courtesy: Shutterstock_ ### Related Stocks - [UBER.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/UBER.US.md) - [AMZN.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AMZN.US.md) - [UBEW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/UBEW.US.md) - [AMZW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AMZW.US.md) - [UBRL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/UBRL.US.md) - [AMZU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AMZU.US.md) - [AMZZ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AMZZ.US.md) - [VZ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/VZ.US.md) - [TSLA.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TSLA.US.md) - [DXYZ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/DXYZ.US.md) - [AXHU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AXHU.US.md) - [NA.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NA.US.md) - [F.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/F.US.md) - [F-B.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/F-B.US.md) - [F-C.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/F-C.US.md) - [F-D.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/F-D.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [Report AWS: adozione dell’AI in crescita del 33%, ma il gap con l'Europa rischia di allargarsi](https://longbridge.com/en/news/287736235.md) - [International Peace Stamp Issued | AMZN Stock News](https://longbridge.com/en/news/287790960.md) - [Stord Scores $250 Million In Backing From Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, Strike Capital And Others](https://longbridge.com/en/news/287669576.md) - [Anthropic nears $1 trillion valuation, leapfrogging OpenAI](https://longbridge.com/en/news/287961501.md) - [Anthropic secures $965 billion valuation after raising $65 billion](https://longbridge.com/en/news/287958003.md)