We fear being out of control with Uber and Facebook

Like drones, driverless cars possess some features of an especially potent scare story. They are a new and exciting technology, and so stories about them get a lot of clicks.

Tyler Cowen is a Bloomberg View columnist. He is a professor of economics at George Mason University. Email: tcowen2@bloomberg.net.
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The world has now seen its first death by driverless car, in Tempe, Arizona, as a pedestrian was struck down by an Uber vehicle. This is a big news story, even though about 40,000 Americans die from motor vehicle accidents each year. We’re learning...

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