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We've been told that the self-driving car will lead to better cities, that it could dock with your apartment to add more space, or be an office on the way to work. With companies like Uber investing heavily in the technology, it's easy to see the future of these vehicles as a shared urban resource, as readily available as cabs once were. But for the most part, none of this would fundamentally change life in cities--other than never needing to find a parking spot again. San Francisco design firm NewDealDesign--known for commercial projects like the Fitbit and unabashed provocations like Scrip--has a different view of the future. In a concept it calls Autonomics, the studio considers how autonomous, electric vehicles might change suburban and even rural life.