Phantom Auto Tech Helping Unlikely Workers Fill Logistics Labor Shortage

 



"A non-binary person with autism with mobility issues, a married father of three forced to move his family hundreds of miles to more affordable housing and a disabled Israeli military veteran. What they all have in common is they are working as many as thousands of miles away from the warehouse and materials handling equipment they operate remotely using technology developed by Silicon Valley company Phantom Auto...Israeli military veteran Arnon Amit was injured during his service and now uses a wheelchair. He explained employment after his injury 14 years ago had been fairly sporadic. But now he operates forklifts located in the U.S. and conducts research to improve the system for a wide variety of disabled people from Phantom's office in Tel Aviv...Blazquez, Pollack and Amit are among the 50 or so people operating vehicles remotely using the Phantom system for the company's various clients. Most work in Phantom operations centers while some work from home...According to the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, as of November, 2022 there were 1.27 million open manufacturing and warehouse positions with only 759,000 new hires."

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