What a 160-year-old theory about coal predicts about our self-driving future - The Verge
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Let’s take a leap of faith and assume that an average self-driving car will eventually be both safer and cleaner than one driven by a human. Will total crash deaths and emissions then fall?
The Jevons paradox suggests we shouldn’t count on it.