San Francisco Has a Problem With Robotaxis
A century ago, cities surrendered to the gasoline-powered car. Will they do the same for autonomous vehicles?
David Zipper
David Zipper is a Visiting Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School's Taubman Center for State and Local Government. He writes frequently about the future of urban mobility and technology.
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