There's been a lot of intelligent fiction around the gig workers, in gig economy. In this book, a pulls together multiple strands around what the life of a gig worker would be like in the future. Have you read or seen any films or science fiction which you thought had any insight into the gig economy that we good? Yes. I mean, a for driverless cars specifically.
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.