Freakonomics Radio · 2026-03-25 · 66 min · 11,173 words

In a Driverless World, Who Loses and Who Wins?

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Hey there, it's Stephen Dubner. Last week you heard part one of a two-part series on the rise of driverless cars. It was made by our friends at the Search Engine podcast, which is hosted by PJ Voat. If you've never listened to Search Engine before, I would suggest you also check out their episodes on peptides. and anthropic.

You can find them on any podcast app. And now here is part two of the search engine series on driverless cars. As always, thanks for listening. Our first story was about a driver. A robot driver who evolved over many years at the nudging and training and machinations of a team of tech people in California.

The second story I want to tell you also starts with a driver. A driver who is also going to evolve and change due to the machinations of some different West Coast tech companies. The difference is that this driver is a human being. Chapter 1. Abdi Aziz.

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