autonomous vehicles
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Driverless Cars Could Save Tens of Thousands of Lives. But We Must Treat Them Like Aviation — Not Like Cars
Commercial passenger aviation has nearly zero passenger deaths per year compared to about 40,000 roadway deaths. That's not a function of driving being inherently riskier — it is a function of what our leaders decide is "safe enough."
June 17, 2026
Why, Robot: Driverless Taxis Spend As Much Time Without Passengers as Normal Taxis, Study Shows
Autonomous car boosters say AVs will reduce vehicle miles traveled. But they don't, a new study finds.
June 7, 2026
Are U.S. Cities Ready for the Robo-Taxi Revolution?
And how can they get ready to regulate the shared AV revolution?
April 27, 2026
Study: AVs Will Super-Charge VMT
Yes, robocars address many of our traffic violence troubles, but they may fail to uproot the deeper rot of car dependency that has hollowed out our society.
March 4, 2026
America’s Kids Deserve Better Than a Waymo Subscription
What do America's young people lose when they have to buy independence from a corporation that rents out driverless cars?
July 14, 2025
What Trump and Musk’s Deregulatory Blitz Could Mean for Auto Safety
Auto safety regulations are in the crosshairs — but Elon Musk may make out like, well, like an oligarch.
February 26, 2025
I Tried to Hate-Ride a Waymo. Turns Out, I Loved It
And therein lies the problem with the autonomous vehicle revolution.
November 20, 2024
Is America Ready for the Equity Impacts of the AV Revolution?
As high-profile crashes with driverless cars make headlines, should policymakers be paying attention to the less-discussed impacts of the AV revolution — especially for society's most marginalized?
August 21, 2024
What the Fall of the Chevron Doctrine Could Mean for Auto Safety
The Supreme Court's overturning of the Chevron doctrine may have deadly consequences for road safety regulations.
July 10, 2024
Progressive Senators Say: It’s Time for the Feds to Regulate Vehicle Automation
Unfortunately, nobody knows whether automated vehicle technologies are safe — and federal regulators have struggled to stay ahead of the risks that come with innovations.
June 5, 2024
