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How Self-Driving Cars Could Harm Marginalized Communities

February 26, 2019

EcoWatch By Hana Creger Everyone’s talking about self-driving, autonomous vehicles these days. Late last year General Motors announced that it will shut down production of several conventional car lines, partly to pour resources into its self-driving car unit, and GM…

My Turn: Self-Driving Cars Must Not Leave the Rest of Us Behind

February 8, 2019

CalMatters By Alvaro Sanchez and Susan Shaheen Starry-eyed predictions aside, critical issues are missing from the discussion about how self-driving cars will revolutionize transportation. Low-income Californians cannot lift themselves out of poverty if they lack reliable transportation. Without it, they…

Will Self-Driving Cars Take Us to Utopia or Urban Hell?

January 27, 2019

Truthout By Mike Ludwig Despite public trepidation, self-driving cars are now debuting in San Francisco and Phoenix, Arizona. These robot taxis are required to have human backup drivers for now, but “autonomous vehicle” technology is quickly improving as major corporations such as Uber,…

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