The principal downsides we are concerned with are increasing the amount of traffic in cities and continuing our dependence on cars (and all of the negative consequences that go along with it).
All tagged autonomous vehicles
Will Autonomous Cars be Banned from Cities?
This article explores Peter Calthorpe's view on autonomous cars and city design.
What Will Future Cities Look Like?
While no one can accurately predict the future, in a series of TED talks, architects discuss what they most hope to see in the future of urban design.