How will the introduction and diffusion of autonomous vehicles (AVs) affect US workers?
This highly fraught question promises soon to loom large in hometowns and policy realms
across the nation. Given Americans' current reliance on cars and trucks for most of our
transportation, the transition to self-driving vehicles will change many lives and livelihoods,
likely for the better for the vast majority. But it will be costly for some. This study advances the
national conversation about how to cope with the effect of AVs on workers in three ways: by …