I don’t understand why we’re not just cutting these trees down and leaving them in place. Nutrients go back into the soil and the wood won’t dry out as fast on the ground (assuming the area is getting some amount of rain to begin with).

I know what you mean... I was super impressed with the amateur mens basketball team we sent to the olympics! :-P

So, could be a bomb, but the tow truck driver gets to carry it away in an unarmored cab with a window in the back? Oof.

How about being able to have the car programmed in different modes? Your insurance premiums can be adjusted to reflect your car’s programming.

“I’ve been underpaid, so everyone else should be too.” Did I just about sum it up?

Are you kidding? Insurance companies are driven (get it?) by actuarial science. They’ll be the first on board with proof that computers are 1% less accident prone than people. In fact, I can envision a future where the public is pushed towards this technology by a gap in insurance premiums between autonomous and…