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Imagine a world where, with the wave of a magic wand, we could make every car on the road perfectly autonomous, fully electric, and dirt-cheap to boot.
Thanks to our theoretical fairy godmother, we’ve vaulted past decades of scientific progress and bruising political battles, and immediately welcomed in the era of the magical, mysterious Wondermobile— without even needing to wait for those pesky motorists to retire their old vehicles and phase in new ones.
Every car on the road is completely perfect. It will never hit a single pedestrian, spew an ounce of carbon, put a single family into financial distress. We have solved for all of the most glaring negative externalities of automobility in one fell swoop.
But would that really be the world we want? Read more from Kea Wilson — and check out today’s other news — at the links below.
Two of our favorite YouTubers teamed up for a great explainer on the history of anti-bike bias in the United States.
Oh, wait, there are no pedals? Let me try to pull up the brakes on this touchscreen.
Advertisements give transit systems across the country badly-needed revenue. But how much is too much?
