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Self-driving cars were until recently thought impossible. We are now told that they are just around the corner.

What are the possibilities and uncertainties of the technology? Who will benefit? Where is this technology taking us? And who’s driving?

This was the launch of the three-year Driverless Futures? project, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. A panel discussed how policymakers and innovators can make good decisions about the responsible development of the technology and how social science can contribute.