What's Lost When the Human Drivers Are Gone?

Uncanny Valley | WIRED

• Episode: What's Lost When the Human Drivers Are Gone?
• Website: Uncanny Valley | WIRED
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• Duration: 00:39:11
• Published: 2025-03-13 10:00

If you’ve spent time in San Francisco or Phoenix in the last couple years, chances are you’ve probably seen a self-driving car making its way around. This week, we’re joined by WIRED’s Aarian Marshall to talk about the race to flood our streets with self-driving cars. We’ll get into safety regulations, the pros and cons of robo taxis, and we imagine a future where driverless cars become mainstream. 

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