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The Race To Create The Autonomous Car

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Joe Donahue
Published April 15, 2021 at 11:30 AM EDT
Book cover - Driven
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Alex Davies is a senior editor at Business Insider, where he oversees the transportation coverage. He was formerly an editor at WIRED, where he launched the transportation section in 2016. Along with autonomous vehicles, he has covered everything from designing bike lanes to electric aviation to the quest to rebuild American infrastructure.

His new book is " Driven: The Race to Create the Autonomous Car."Originally aired January 2021.
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