Is This Person Giving Me This Information?

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Maybet: You have the benefit of not being a journalist, so people are perhaps more truthful. But i just go into it assuming that i am being useda tha, she says. Maybet: Over time, at i like a pyramid, the numbers get much, much smaller in terms of people within the industry who i truly trust and will speak frankly about things.

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.