In The Verge, I explained why self-driving cars could be a disaster for climate change and road safety -- even if they work perfectly.

The answer lies in the Jevons paradox, a classic 19th century economic theory.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/2/24232386/self-driving-car-jevons-paradox-robotaxi-waymo-cruise

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The U.S. built about 50,000 M4 Sherman tanks during World War II. Plus 18,000 B-24s and 12,000 B17s. No reason why we can't build 100 million heat pumps to provide electric heating and cooling to all the U.S. homes that need it. Training all the installers might be a challenge. At one installer per thousand homes we'll need 100,000 installers.

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