Congress Poised to Let Autonomous Car Companies Run Wild in Cities

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By Angie SchmittOct 5, 2017, 3:43 pm170 pts
As Zipcar found Robin Chase puts it, a world with autonomous cars can either be heaven or hell. In the hellish scenario, cities are overrun by privately-owned robot cars circling all day, mostly without passengers, and our transportation system becomes even more isolating. In the heavenly one, fleets of shared…

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