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David Zipper @ The Verge Ā· 09/02/2024 08:00 EDT

What a 160-year-old theory about coal predicts about our self-driving futureĀ 

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge


After a brutal 2023, the vibes around self-driving cars are improving. Cruise, the industry leader whose vehicle was involved in a horrific San Francisco crash last fall, has rebooted under new management, while rival Waymo is expanding to serve broader swaths of the Bay Area and Los Angeles and Tesla is promising a new robotaxi service.
Although Americans say they remain wary of autonomous driving, boosters insist there is nothing to fear. In fact, they fores

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