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Design and Architecture
Driving 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. The class is called Driving Sensations, and DnA producer Avishay Artsy spoke to some of the students and teachers involved.
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