San Francisco’s Self-Driving Mess

San Francisco’s Self-Driving Mess

Self-driving cars and robotaxis are starting to appear on the streets of San Francisco. While we have a whole regulatory system in place for drivers, who’s making sure these new cars are safe?


Guest: David Zipper, Visiting Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School's Taubman Center for State and Local Government


Host: Lizzie O’Leary


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