
‘Umm … yeah,’ said the rep. ‘I think the car decided it was better to bump into the skaters than get smashed by the bus. It has algorithms. It’s only trying to protect us. And the pick-up up front? They’re normally driven by aggressive men in baseball caps, so Sally ran the numbers and didn’t want to bang into that particular vehicle, which is fair enough really. For Google, your safety is paramount, Tom.’