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Imagining a Future Where Chicagoans Get Around in Free Driverless Cars

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Summary
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44% Informative

The autonomous vehicle service was funded by the city of Chicago .

The program had been tested first in the Southwest , in states like Arizona , California , and New Mexico .

It had been so successful that it was expanded nationwide, Chicago being one of the last cities to get the service.

It was the first time she’d ever been in a moving vehicle by herself.

Zelu believed in the science behind self-driving vehicles.

The idea of being able to order one with her phone like an Uber was a wonderful thought.

But in this moment, she wanted to shriek with panic.

What if there was a glitch and it miscalculated? What if another driver did some crazy thing the SUV couldn't understand or adjust to?.

A man who’d stopped to observe chuckled and then went on his way.

She watched the SUV leave, her heart rate slowing, a sense of normalcy returning to her.

VR Score

36

Informative language

28

Neutral language

39

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

21

Offensive language

offensive

Hate speech

possibly hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

detected

Time-value

short-lived

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