About this episode
The episode explores the political battles over driverless cars in Boston and the unusual alliances formed in the process.
In blue cities throughout the country, unions and politicians are fighting to ban driverless cars. We travel to Boston, where the fight has reached a fever pitch, and where the cars themselves will create some very unusual political alliances. (This is part two of a two part series, listen to the beginning here .) Support Search Engine!
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Host: PJ Vogt
Topics covered
- driverless cars
- politics
- unions
- technology
- urban policy
Keywords
- driverless cars
- Boston
- politics
- unions
- technology
- transportation
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Places: Boston
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