The Tesla crowd may get a full driverless experience before anyone else, but unlike iPhones, Spotify, and Trader Joe’s, autonomous technology won’t just help those who are already pretty well-off. Instead, the opportunity and independence promised by our driverless future will do the most for our elderly, disabled, and those on the economic margins of our society. An op-ed article by a legislator who supports driverless cars.
How driverless cars will help the poor, the elderly and the disabled
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