By Todd Shimkus
I took a ride last year from Saratoga to Albany in a self-driving car. It wasn’t a test. I was simply traveling to a meeting with a person who owned a car that could get us there by itself.
It was a moment of clarity as the car changed lanes or slowed down while the driver and I spoke. I really saw how the speed of change is both rapid and likely underestimated locally.
Every day, new technologies are being used by our neighbors. New products are being invented that will open up new doors to us while simultaneously challenging our expectations, our laws, and our local economy.