Planning for the Future of our Communities
How new technologies can bring economic, environmental, and social benefits and impacts.
Highlighted work: Strategies for the adoption of automated vehicles, or “driverless cars”.
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Recent Articles
The Surprising Downside to Driving
The car is the perfect transportation device. It takes me anywhere, anytime I want, effortlessly and fast…
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AVs might not be the biggest change coming to city transportation
AVs are being hailed as the solution to our transportation problems. But the biggest wins may lie elsewhere.
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We can do a lot without AVs
AVs are coming… but we don’t have to wait
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Will AVs replace our cars?
Adding AVs versus taking away people’s cars: What we are likely to see in the coming years…
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Big Choices for a Driverless Future
Though it can often seem like technology is speeding ahead and taking us along for the ride, in many ways our choices shape these new technologies as they are developed.
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Understanding Autonomous Vehicles
There’s a lot of buzz these days about Autonomous Vehicles (AVs), also known as “driverless” or “self-driving” cars. Here’s a quick introduction on what they are, and why everyone is so excited about them.
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About David Thurlow
David studies the intersection of technology and society, with a focus on how new innovations can impact our communities. He has a background in Science and Technology Studies (STS), technology policy, media production, and aviation. For more information please visit the About page or view his CV.