Driverless Cars, LA’s Chief Design Officer

Design and Architecture

Driverless Cars, LA’s Chief Design Officer

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Published on Apr 3, 2018, 2:30:00 PM
Total time: 00:28:33

Episode Description

California is beginning to allow the testing of self-driving cars with no humans at the wheel. Critics say the technology is not ready for the roads, but supporters say autonomous vehicles will make streets safer. And Christopher Hawthorne is leaving his post as the Los Angeles Times’ architecture critic to take up a new job as the city of LA's first-ever Chief Design Officer. What does that job entail exactly?

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