![]() I’m replaced by an illusory me-the generic, invisible driver whom many Lyft passengers seem to have in mind. ![]() ![]() When I begin to accelerate with a rider in my back seat, I sometimes imagine after reaching a certain speed that the real me disappears. I pick up passengers in the early morning dark. I’m a flesh-and-blood Lyft driver in Portland, Oregon. In these riders’ minds, we are already in an era of autonomous vehicles. Some passengers, however, seem to have moved beyond our technological limitations to a conceptual world where human drivers have fallen into desuetude. ![]() Currently, the vehicles come equipped with drivers. In the future, ride-hailing passengers may conjure autonomous vehicles to their doorsteps with a few taps in an app. ![]()
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