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Autonomous vehicles could help millions of people catch up on sleep, TV and work

  • Written by Eric Williams, Associate Professor of Sustainability, Rochester Institute of Technology
There's lots to do when a car is driving itself.maximl/Shutterstock.com

What would you do if you could magically reclaim all the time you spend behind the wheel of a car? Ultimately that’s what a future filled with autonomous vehicles is promising.

There are many questions about what autonomous vehicles will be able to do, how reliable...

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