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Amazon Delivery Van Drivers Pushed to Drive Recklessly to Meet Quotas

By Paris Martineau
· · Source: Motherboard

Some Amazon delivery van drivers have been instructed to disable software used to identify risky driving behavior in order to complete deliveries quickly, according to a new report from Motherboard. Drivers in New York, Texas, Michigan, Tennessee and Georgia told Motherboard that they had been ordered by managers to turn off an app called Mentor, which Amazon uses to monitor their driving...

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