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November 2014 Issue
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The Technology Issue: Why kids sext (and what to do about it), the new technology of adultery, what Silicon Valley's best minds think about everything from drones to Uber, the Steve Jobs of beer, and more View Magazine
  • Why Kids Sext
    Hanna Rosin
  • The Adultery Arms Race
    Michelle Cottle
  • Dudes With Drones
    David Rose
  • The Secret History of the Robot Car
    Ian Bogost
  • Assembly Lines
    Alexis C. Madrigal
  • The View From the Valley
Technology

Assembly Lines

The organizations, technologies, and people behind Google's autonomous vehicles

By Alexis C. Madrigal
November 2014 Issue

About the Author

Alexis C. Madrigal
Alexis Madrigal is a contributing writer at The Atlantic and the host of KQED’s Forum.

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