Self-Driving Scooters Are Coming
Companies hope they’ll keep the sidewalks clear, but there’s plenty of reason for skepticism.
Laura Bliss
Laura Bliss is CityLab’s West Coast bureau chief. She also writes MapLab, a biweekly newsletter about maps (subscribe here). Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Sierra, GOOD, Los Angeles, and elsewhere, including in the book The Future of Transportation.
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