Hyperdrive
Self-Driving Cars Will Kill Things You Love (And a Few You Hate)
Get ready for the long goodbye to car culture, many domestic flights, and insurance premiums.
Illustration: Steph Davidson
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Electric cars, robo taxis and self-driving trucks are coming to change the society we live in—possibly sooner than you think.
Limited tests of driverless cars are already happening today and they’ll be in use everywhere within six years, according to Carlos Ghosn, CEO of the Renault Nissan Alliance. A change on that scale would reach far beyond the automotive industry to upend businesses, transform our daily lifestyles and reshape cities.