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Podcast: Energy Gang
Episode: Autonomous Car Fleets: A Dystopian or Utopian Future?
Description: For years, researchers have been working behind the scenes to improve autonomous vehicles. And all of a sudden that work is playing out in a very public way.
Top tech companies and automakers are testing new models on the streets, talking bullishly about fleets of self-driving cars, and thinking about how to combine electrification with automation. Meanwhile, regulators and city planners are trying to keep up with the pace of technological change. This year will likely mark the beginning of the commercial autonomous car era.
Will that era bring sweeping efficiency improvements to the transportation sector? Or will it result...