Independence is an agreement, but not an inevitable decision. At least, that’s how it feels when looking at the links for this week:

• Simple Self-Driving Shuttles Become First Robot Rides in Detroit via Bloomberg
• Ridehail Revolution: UCLA ITS Dissertation Examines Discrimination and Travel Patters for Lyft, Uber, and Taxis
• What Happens When A Computer Runs Your Life via Medium
• The Connectomes Revolution via Edge
• Framing Trust via Twitter thread

And just one from us this week: - The Appendage Conundrum