E - The Environmental Magazine
By Roddy Scheer and Doug Moss - Photo Credit: Steve Jurvetson
Dear EarthTalk: What are the environmental implications of the so-called “driverless car” that Google and others are working on right now? -- April Jackman, Barre, MA
June 1, 2014 (San Diego's East County) - Just a decade ago most of us wouldn’t have dreamed we’d live to see driverless cars whisking people around, but things are changing fast and analysts now think they will be common by 2020 and account for the majority of cars on the road by 2040. And with Google’s recent unveiling of its latest prototype—complete with no pedals or steering wheel—the future is indeed closer than we ever imagined.
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