Big property investors not ready for impending autonomous vehicle revolution
New report suggests big property owners are sleepwalking into the future. They can see autonomous vehicles coming, but aren't doing anything about it.
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Tony Bosworth writes for www.TheDriven.io and RenewEconomy.com.au. He has 35 years experience in journalism, and has been instrumental in launching and editing several automotive magazines including Which Car? magazine in the UK.
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