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Amazon delivery drivers are required to turn off dangerous driving software to increase speed: Report

Some Amazon delivery truck drivers were ordered to shut down software used to identify dangerous driving behaviors in order to quickly complete deliveries.

Drivers in New York, Texas, Michigan, Tennessee, and Georgia told Motherboard that in order to achieve fast delivery, they have been ordered by their managers to close an app called Mentor, which Amazon uses to monitor the driving speed of drivers And safety.

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Amazon established its own internal mobile application, Mentor, in February this year to track the location of third-party express drivers and rate their performance.

Although these drivers wear Amazon uniforms and drive Amazon-branded trucks to deliver goods for Amazon, they are not directly employed by the Internet retailer. Instead, they are employees of courier companies called “Delivery Service Providers” (DSPs), and these companies make up most of Amazon’s “last mile” delivery network.

According to a Motherboard report, some courier service providers are putting pressure on drivers to circumvent rules and speeding to meet Amazon’s high delivery quota. Several drivers stated that after closing the Mentor app, they were forced to demand speed and violated traffic laws.

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