Here’s an Axios story about how big changes in transportation require big changes in educating, and training, for workers to meet the needs of the new jobs. Of special note is the call for “cross-functional tinkerers”…which matches PSA’s earlier discussions about how learning today involves transcending the old models of “silo” and “subject” based learning programs.
[gview file=”https://publicservicesalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Educating-AV-workers.pdf”]Instead of specialists like today’s chassis or powertrain engineers, these new engineers will need to be cross-functional “tinkerers,” with expertise in math, physics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics, data sciences and software, per BCG.