With the advent of the autonomous car, pioneered by Carnegie Mellon and fueled by Google and Mercedes-Benz; and capturing the imagination of technologists, urban planners, and developers globally, it’s easy to assume that it is just an enhanced version of the automobile. In fact, the automobile has played such a visible role in the shaping of our cities, has held a longstanding spot as a top status symbol in most cultures globally, and has remained relatively unchanged in des