The promise of convenient, lower cost and safer mobility has excited many. It’s not about what the future will look like, which will be a highly automated mobility system, but about the timeframe to get there.
There are major steps forward in transforming our mobility system from one that relies entirely on drivers, to a system dominated by riders. Limitations of the technology, risks inherent in removing drivers’ moment-to-moment touch from the steering wheel, cost implications of subsidizing automated mobility, and the need for a demonstrated safety benefit are among the concerns.
Read the article at Forbes.