I'm pro-electric car, but I wouldn't say they solve the emissions problem. Tailpipe emissions, sure. But tire particulates are a surprisingly large fraction of

I'm pro-electric car, but I wouldn't say they solve the emissions problem. Tailpipe emissions, sure. But tire particulates are a surprisingly large fraction of current automotive emissions, and they're not going away. In fact, if real self driving ever becomes widespread, it's likely to induce demand (sure, why not live a 2 hour drive from work if you can relax the whole drive home?) which will lead to increased tire emissions.