Self-driving cars will make railways obsolete

The widespread adoption of autonomous cars – which is predicted to happen within just 15 years – could lead to the death of railways, one expert claims. The damning prediction comes at a time when governments around the world are planning on ploughing billions into high speed rail projects, such as HS2 in Britain. One US expert thinks the investments could be made in vain, because the lure of self-driving cars, which could transport people in comfort to any location with minimal effort...

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