Uber crash shows driverless cars need to slow down: opinion


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 21 Mar 2018

A vehicle operator sits in a self driving Volvo vehicle, purchased by Uber, as it moves along the streets of Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., December 1, 2017. Photo taken on December 1, 2017. REUTERS/Natalie Behring

Here’s a vision of the future for you: A fleet of 25 million robots roam the streets of America, killing someone every day. 

The owners of the robots skew toward the wealthiest 10% of the country, who use the technology to get more time sleeping, posting on Instagram, getting over drinking binges and watching cat videos. The victims skew toward the poor and underprivileged. 

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