Autonomous cars: Good news for tourists, but not for the industry

Transport experts say motorways between cities will one day fill at night with slow-moving AVs carrying sleeping occupants. Photo: Michael Dietrich/imageBROKER/dpa

The automated travel revolution seems almost inevitable at this point. For those working in the tourism industry, however, this is not necessarily a good thing.

The focus of most urban autonomous car concepts centres on how it will make commuting and the practicalities of everyday life simpler, speedier and safer.