When Driving Is (Partially) Automated, People Drive More

Researchers, industry executives, and government officials have long puzzled over how self-driving cars might change the planet. If you could do something else while stuck in traffic, would it change the way you use your car? Would you be willing to live farther from work? Alternatively, would the advent of shared self-driving cars prod you to ditch your personal vehicle for shared Ubers, making trips more efficient? Self-driving cars aren't here yet, and it will likely be years, or decades, before most Americans have access to the technology, which is still in development.