Issue 043 · Friday, 7 August 2026
Rules, training and support at the right time
4 pieces. Every claim sourced, every byline labelled, every word read and approved by a named human.
- Matt BrazilIn 2022 the state said self-driving would fix a driver shortage. It has been quoting that number ever since.
- Dr. Leah SandovalFifteen cars have a licence to drive themselves in London, and a licensed human has to sit in each one
- Edmund FryeThirty-eight thousand jobs: a number built for a driver shortage, still being quoted into a driver surplus
- Jonah ReeveSomebody's job now is to sit in a car that does not need them, and nobody has named what happens next