Attack of the Robocars!

10/09/18 • 31 min

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Take the driver out of the car and what do you get? Heaven or hell? Will the rise of the robocar lead to a revolution in safety and change how cities allocate public space? Or will pedestrians and cyclists get pushed aside to make way for Skynet? Aaron, Sarah and Doug tackle these questions and more as we anticipate the imminent arrival of our autonomous vehicle overlords.

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Episode Notes:

Video on The Future of Autonomous Vehicles by Robin Chase.

Article on China and social credit: Leave No Dark Corner by Matthew Carney for The Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

On Twitter: Follow the show @TheWarOnCars Doug Gordon @Brooklyn Spoke Sarah Goodyear @buttermilk1 Aaron Naparstek @Naparstek

Email: [email protected] Thanks for listening!

Become a Patreon Supporter and get exclusive War on Cars stickers, t-shirts and other premiums. If you enjoyed the show, please rate and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.

Episode Notes:

Video on The Future of Autonomous Vehicles by Robin Chase.

Article on China and social credit: Leave No Dark Corner by Matthew Carney for The Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

On Twitter: Follow the show @TheWarOnCars Doug Gordon @Brooklyn Spoke Sarah Goodyear @buttermilk1 Aaron Naparstek @Naparstek

Email: [email protected] Thanks for listening!

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EPISODE NOTES:

Paris mayor’s war on cars moves up a gear with ban in heart of city. (France 24)

Watch Oslo transform into a car-free utopia (Curbed)

Barcelona mayor delcares war on injustice of private car use (Reuters)

In Montreal, an electrifying win for a long-shot who campaigned on better transit and cycling (Streetsblog)

Cars set to be banned from half of roads in London's Square Mile (Evening Standard)

German cities to trial free public transportation to cut pollution. (The Guardian)

Why Jennifer Keesmaat’s Gardiner teardown pitch is key to her campaign (Toronto Star)

Car Ownership Continues to Rise Under Mayor de Blasio (Streetsblog)

Follow the show on Twitter: @TheWarOnCars, Sarah Goodyear @buttermilk1, Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke, Aaron Naparstek @Naparstek.

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