Fiction by John Marrs
This story takes place in a not-so-distant future, in which all roadways in the British Isles are dominated by self-driving cars. The people are no longer drivers; they are passengers (hence the title) who reach their destinations by programmed routes navigated by artificial intelligence (AI). It works pretty well for the people of this Future Britain. There are no longer traffic jams in this brave new world, as the cars' AI systems communicate to each other and automatically avoid all congestion and most accidents. Everyone can sit back and relax as they safely and efficiently travel the motorways.
But what happens when we as citizens cede so much control to AI? What if we could no longer control the system at all? Or what if someone or something else seized the control?
This is an exciting thriller with several surprises.
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