If you don’t like the idea of your next ride being a robotic taxi, you may be in the minority. Driverless cars have captured the imaginations of tech gurus and policymakers worldwide, for whom they represent the ultimate expression of our mobility future. Some enthusiasts believe that autonomous cars could save millions of lives each year. Others claim they could solve the problems of traffic jams and expensive urban parking. Yet most of us, when we’re in the driver’s seat, take complete control for granted. So why is everybody so interested in handing it over?

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