Will self-driving cars help or hurt the environment? The data seems to say it could go either way.
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(Image: Members of media take picture of Karl Iagnemma, chief executive of nuTonomy, and Grab Singapore head Kell Jay Lim as they ride inside a self-driving car. Credit: Roslan Rahman/AFP/Getty Images)
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