Are Self-Driving Cars Taking Over Faster Than We Think?
Autonomous vehicles are going from the test phase to real-world deployment in multiple cities around the world and momentum is increasing. By the end of the decade, hundreds of thousands of autonomous vehicles will be on the road and investors don't want to miss out on the trend.
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