Alexander Cerson's new novel, Rigte ye, is all about driverless cars. But he says it could just as easily be a novel about housing and our like state of the world. He advocates for fiction to engage with society in more ways than Twitter. Alexander: "I have learned an absolute tone engaged with different people"
Given the technology's transformative potential, there is a surprising dearth of quality Science Fiction written about autonomous vehicles. Into that breach steps Patrick McGinty, whose upcoming novel "Test Drive" explores important themes related to AVs as it follows the lives of three test drivers in a climate crisis-stricken Pittsburgh of the near future. McGinty joins the gang to discuss his excellent new fiction, discuss a wide variety of topics, and make the case for renaissance in AV-related SciFi.