Autonomous vehicles could be poised to disrupt society


  • TECH
  • Tuesday, 01 Nov 2016

A photograph shows a lone automobile among dozens of horse-drawn buggies on Manhattan's famed Fifth Avenue in 1900. Thirteen years later, another photo depicts the same thoroughfare clogged with gas-guzzling vehicles. 

The images illustrate how quickly transportation innovations can take hold in society, a mobility-minded futurist recently told Southern Nevada leaders. His name is Paul Godsmark, and he's co-founder of the Canadian Automated Vehicles Centre of Excellence. 

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