Design and Architecture
Driverless cars, sitcom house plans
Uber is launching a fleet of semi-autonomous cars on the streets of Pittsburgh. What does this mean for the design of the city and for Uber drivers? And what will it feel like to be a passenger in a driverless car of the future? Plus, an artist draws plans of the imaginary homes of his favorite TV sitcoms.
By Frances Anderton • • 29m ListenPhoto: A prototype of a driverless car made by students in ArtCenter College of Design's "Driving Sensations" class. (Nik Hafermaas)
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4 storiesDriverless cars
You've heard the buzz about driverless cars. Well, they are coming soon to a road near you. Uber is about to launch a fleet of autonomous cars onto the streets of Pittsburgh. What does this mean for passengers, for the city, and for those who make a living as drivers?
Read the story8 minDriverless cars are here
We've been hearing about Uber's new driverless fleet of cars in Pittsburgh, and whether human driving will become a thing of the past. Critics say neither the infrastructure nor the cars will be ready for prime time anytime soon. Tech columnist Nick Bilton begs to differ.
Read the story4 minDriving sensations at ArtCenter
Most coverage of self-driving, or autonomous, cars has focused on the technology and the infrastructure to make this possible. But a recent course taught at the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena had students from a range of disciplines consider what riding in such a car would actually feel like.
Read the story7 minMark Bennett celebrates sitcoms
Before driverless cars there were regular families living in nice tract homes with a car in the driveway.
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