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Self-driving cars will take a while to get right

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If we are to realize the potential of self-driving cars, we need to recognize the limits of machine learning. We should not pretend self-driving cars are around the corner: it will still take substantial time and effort to integrate the technology safely and fairly into our societies.

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Stilgoe, J. Self-driving cars will take a while to get right. Nat Mach Intell 1, 202–203 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42256-019-0046-z

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