For subscribers
Be prepared for epic traffic jams with self-driving cars
Autonomous vehicles offer many exciting possibilities, but they could also seduce us into vastly overusing our cars.
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox
The biggest danger to self-driving cars is not technical errors or even hackers, but their own success.
PHOTO: AFP
Carlo Ratti and John Rossant
Follow topic:
A rush of feet, a cone in the street, and screech! The pinnacle of human technological prowess grinds to a halt.
Activists in San Francisco have discovered that they can paralyse self-driving taxis with traffic cones. This stunt has generated international headlines and succeeded in showcasing the limits of autonomous vehicle technology, but it may miss the bigger picture.
