What happened when Matthew Crawford, a lifelong advocate of the joys of driving and author of Why We Drive, took a ride in one of San Francisco’s driverless cars? He sounded the alarm.
Last month, he joined Freddie Sayers in Oakland to talk about the global war on motorists, the beauty of tinkering, and Silicon Valley’s threat to human freedom.
You can watch the full conversation above.
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There are too many cars on the road (and the pavements) in the UK
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11 months ago
Complaining about a 20mph speed limit in a large city is a very silly way to start an interview.
20mph limits are probably one of the only sensible decisions that governments and local governments are making these days.
The ULEZ is of course very problematic but mostly the casualties of war/cars are the pedestrians getting run over.
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SubscribeThere are too many cars on the road (and the pavements) in the UK
Complaining about a 20mph speed limit in a large city is a very silly way to start an interview.
20mph limits are probably one of the only sensible decisions that governments and local governments are making these days.
The ULEZ is of course very problematic but mostly the casualties of war/cars are the pedestrians getting run over.