Driving an Autonomous Car—Online
September 12, 2019
With advocates arguing that autonomous vehicles promise to improve public safety, the Washington Post has posted an interactive simulation that lets you drive one—and experience all that can go wrong. In Issues, two information scientists have pointed to shortcomings in the current technology as one reason, among others, why society should not be “sold” solely by the safety argument, but should demand a broader discussion about autonomous vehicles that includes consideration of their full array of possible uses and outcomes.