Across the nation we are seeing less traffic enforcement. Red-light running and speeding is epidemic. Automated enforcement works. And your point that it relieves police workload is important when cities are finding it hard to recruit and competently train officers.

Interesting. Probably Alfa. Looks like we are in for another round of brand consolidation among legacy automakers. Anyone up for a Stellantis-Nissan merger? :)

They also killed a ton of people to and fro -- Christians, Muslims, Jews -- just anybody they didn't like or had something they could steal.

Is this like nuclear fusion --- always there but never here? I figure early 2030s for significant commercialization, and will there be an even better technology by then?