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The Why Factor: Driving

Driving

29/07/2016 GMT

BBC World Service - The Why Factor, Driving

As auto-piloted cars begin tests Mike Williams asks if we will miss driving

Why do we love driving? Mike Williams asks if we would miss driving, as auto-piloted cars are tested in cities around the world. He talks to Dr Lisa Dorn, psychologist and associate professor of driver behaviour,  Dr Zia Wadud an associate professor in transport studies, technology reporter Brian Fung, racing team owner Eddie Jordan and top gear presenter Sabine Schmitz.

(Photo: White driverless car on road.  Credit:Noah Berger/AFP/Getty Images)

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