Autonomous cars - a social, ethical, political nightmare? Helen Czerski speaks with Jack Stilgoe

In this episode Helen Czerski talks to Jack Stilgoe, Associate professor in Science and Technology Studies at University College London, about automotive automation. Yes, it's an exciting technology that will hopefully benefit everyone, but before we get to that point, it has many, many barriers to overcome. Helen talks to Jack about the politics behind it, the ethical nature of if something goes wrong and how this affects us, as a society. There are four reasons to go to www.fullycharged.show. 1. Fully Charged Live tickets, local and International event tickets are available there. 2. If you are looking for wonderful suppliers and firms that pass the strict Fully Charged guidelines for sustainability and technology, check them out on our fabulous A-Z guide. 3. Merchandise - We have a brand new selection of sustainable merch on there to. And don't worry all sales profits go straight back into making the show better. 4. Lastly, Patreon - a huge thank you to all our Patreon supporters, without your help we simply wouldn't be able to keep you informed with all our content we make. So if you would like to support us, Patreon might be a good fit. But as always no pressure to do so. So if you have been, thank you for listening. Please take a look at our main channel. It's much more fancy: https://www.youtube.com/user/fullycha... ----- And if you don't like it, you definitely won't enjoy our fancy website: https://fullycharged.show/