I'm an Outsider, but Now You're Kind of It

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"I took it as a badge of honor when vrious odiums would bam me from a, from junkets and press rides," he says. "This is another journal ester, another journalist, i guess, insulting me for the crime of a suggesting that teslas ata atas, at the time, was better than drive pilot." He adds: "i want to be a full on outsider, but now you're kind of it".

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.