About this episode
The episode explores the implications of self-driving cars on society and personal driving experiences.
Self-driving cars are here. But what kind of future will they bring: safe roads and extra time or dystopian traffic jams? My guest this week is Andrew Miller, who writes about self-driving cars and transportation policy. I love the open road, so I press him on what’s lost when we give away driving to the robots.
People in this episode
Host: Ross Douthat
Guest: Andrew Miller
Topics covered
- self-driving cars
- transportation policy
- future of driving
- technology
- society
Keywords
- self-driving cars
- transportation
- future
- traffic
- policy
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