★★★☆☆ Honorable Mention
(Near-Future SF) A businessman tries to hire an agency to stave off self-driving cars because he sees them as a threat to his business. (3,150 words; Time: 10m)
"Left Turn," by Jay Parks [bio] (edited by Trevor Quachri), appeared in Analog Science Fiction and Fact issue 11-12|18, published on October 18, 2018 by Penny Publications.
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Review: 2018.576 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: : The road man’s logic is reasonable, if reprehensible. Mass adoption of Level 5 autonomous vehicles probably would put the asphalt companies in a bind. There’s a horrible logic to Left Turn as well, and their strategy of beating the self-driving cars is something I could imagine happening all by itself.
Con: It’s a very dark story that offers no hope at all.
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Pro: : The road man’s logic is reasonable, if reprehensible. Mass adoption of Level 5 autonomous vehicles probably would put the asphalt companies in a bind. There’s a horrible logic to Left Turn as well, and their strategy of beating the self-driving cars is something I could imagine happening all by itself.
Con: It’s a very dark story that offers no hope at all.
Other Reviews: Search Web, Browse Review Sites (Issue 11-12|18)
Jay Parks Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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