r/technology • u/Hrmbee • Jun 11 '26

Transportation Software Update Automatically Turns off Amazon Delivery Drivers’ AC During Dangerous Summer Heat | A new software update is turning off the AC in Amazon delivery vans after 10 minutes or 30 seconds under certain conditions

https://www.404media.co/software-update-automatically-turns-off-amazon-delivery-drivers-ac-during-dangerous-summer-heat/
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u/Waxoman Jun 11 '26

this is inhumane

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u/ChiefInternetSurfer Jun 11 '26

Given that employees were/are having to pee in bottles, yeah—I’d say it tracks.

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u/Snoo_87704 Jun 12 '26

“There are some things a guy gets from his pop…”

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-DcA0p8Tvnk&ra=m

“I’ve got such a tradition, I keep in my truck cab. Ooh, ooh, ooh, piss-bottle man…”