Riding in Cars with Robots

Andrew Hawkins, a transportation editor at The Verge, and Marin Cogan, a senior correspondent at Vox, dive into the controversial world of autonomous vehicles. They discuss new crash data indicating that while driverless cars do crash, they're statistically safer than those driven by humans. The pair tackle misconceptions around Tesla's self-driving features and highlight the growing pedestrian safety crisis. With alarming statistics and urban design critiques, they advocate for rethinking traffic norms to protect vulnerable road users.