Uber/google are the major forces in automated driving, and removing the need for car ownership at some of of the worlds most densely populated places. And in the long run, everywhere.
The use of uber has reduced drunk driving arrests by 80% in austin and that has cut deeply into the pockets of the city's revenue generators.
So cities all over are trying to stop the progress before there are no drivers on the raod, no registration to collect on, no tickets to right, no parking and traffic departments to employ.
Google Uber has found that the average american spends $9,000.00 a year on car ownerhsip, they want to reduce the cost by having driverless uber cars to only be pennies a mile!
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