Detroit Vs. Silicon Valley: The Future Of The Driverless Car (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

They opened a big new test site for driverless cars in Michigan yesterday. A simulated city with miles of road, stoplights, cafes, potholes. And a challenge to California. “They’ve got nothing on us,” said Senator Gary Peters. “We’re not going to let California take this technology.” Well, Google and Uber and Apple and more on the west coast may have different ideas. They are all over driverless cars too, pushing forward much faster than you may know. There’s a driverless revolution coming. Who will own it? This Hour, On Point: Detroit, Silicon Valley, and the future of driverless cars. / Tom Ashbrook
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https://onpoint.wbur.org/2015/07/21/detroit-vs-silicon-valley-the-future-of-the-driverless-car