No one needs access to driverless cars more than America's poor | Ashley Nunes

Road crashes claim over 40,000 lives in the US annually, and the poor are more likely to die than those well-offSilicon Valley is pouring billions into robot cars. Soon – although the time scale keeps shifting – tech manufacturers say driverless cars will replace their traditional counterparts, car parks will become parks again and road fatalities will plummet. People have argued over ethical concerns surrounding the technology, the ensuing job losses and the public’s antipathy