Autonomous vehicles are one of the most highly anticipated technological developments of
our time, with potentially wide-ranging social implications. Where dominant popular …

The ideal of the self-driving car replaces an error-prone human with an infallible, artificially
intelligent driver. This narrative of autonomy promises liberation from the downsides of …

Automated vehicles (AVs) have the potential to cause profound shifts across a wide range of
areas of human life, including economic structures, land use, lifestyles and personal well …

Automated vehicles have become a popular topic of conversation. Initially, these
conversations were limited to technology developers, innovators and engineers, as they …

This article investigates the role of hegemonic ideology and the symbolic meaning of
Autonomous Vehicle (AV) ownership in the society of automobility. Emerging mobility …

It is often argued that driverless vehicles will save lives. In this paper, we treat the ethical
case for driverless vehicles seriously and show that it has radical implications for the future …

In this paper, I explore automobility as the dominant type of contemporary everyday mobility.
I critically review recent attempts to conceptualise the social role of cars and subsequently …

This paper examines recent street tests of autonomous vehicles (AVs) in the UK and makes
the case for an experimental approach in the sociology of intelligent technology. In recent …

Recognizing that the movement of cars on the road involves inherently social action, Nissan
hired a team of social scientists to lead research for the development of autonomous …

The investment and excitement surrounding self-driving vehicles are huge. We know from
earlier transport innovations that technological transitions can reshape lives, livelihoods …