UPHILL ROAD AHEAD FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

摘要

Ever since vehicles with internal combustion engines arrived they've maimed and killed their passengers and pedestrians, consumers have spent increasing amounts of their time inside them, and our environment has been paved over and filled with their noise and fumes. Millions of people are employed the world in the manufacture, service, repair and insurance of vehicles. Cars have provided freedom, made it possible to work in cities while living outside of them, and are often the most evident demonstration of wealth. In developing societies those who can afford a bicycle then want a moped; those who attain a moped then want a car.