One curious effect of the recession may bolster the case for driverless cars

Two researchers say they’ve discovered a curious relationship between deadly car crashes and the jobless rate — and the finding may have important implications for next-generation vehicle technologies like self-driving cars.

By Brian Fung

Full Story: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/08/26/this-surprising-economic-trend-helps-make-the-case-for-driverless-cars/