In transportation, like so many other things, regulators can serve as a friend or foe.
Uber’s self-driving car program will definitely have to contend with the FAA before it gets off the ground. The future of new and potentially life-saving semiautonomous vehicle technology faces firm rules about licensing and liability. Tesla defends the safety of its Autopilot feature with American road safety officials.
“Forget self-driving and flying cars, or hyperloops, or monorails” argues columnist Clive Thompson. “The biggest, best innovation in transportation today is the bicycle.”
Read the article at Wired.