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Play Out the Possibilities

Chris Gerdes, Stanford University

Stanford Professor Chris Gerdes talks about conceivable second- and third-order consequences of widespread adoption of autonomous vehicles. He uses the example of how transportation costs could drop dramatically when drivers are removed from the equation. Will that drive up car use and energy consumption? Will that open up new ways to advertise to a captive audience that is otherwise sitting idly?