Human driving will never become illegal; driving will be redefined as higher abstraction

Human driving will never become illegal; driving will be redefined as higher abstraction | At what point does it become illegal for humans to drive? I think never. I think we'll simply redefine driving to represent higher and higher levels of abstraction.

At what point does it become illegal for humans to drive? I think never. I think we'll simply redefine driving to represent higher and higher levels of abstraction.

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      "label": "AV-only zones / lanes proposed (not bans on humans elsewhere)",
      "notes": "Test of 'redefined to higher abstraction' framing — driving privileges segmented by zone, not eliminated.",
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