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Connor Boyack: Once autonomous vehicles hit Utah roads, traffic cops could become obsolete

If every vehicle is automatically obeying traffic laws, what’s the point of traffic cops at all?

(AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama) In this May 31, 2018, photo, a car monitor shows a 3D digital map as it's driven through Tokyo streets. Technology companies are racing to develop ultra-precise three-dimensional digital maps that can guide self-driving cars to within inches of where they are supposed to be - a hurdle the industry needs to clear if it hopes to deliver on its promise of widespread use of driverless vehicles.

(AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama) In this May 31, 2018, photo, a car monitor shows a 3D digital map as it's driven through Tokyo streets. Technology companies are racing to develop ultra-precise three-dimensional digital maps that can guide self-driving cars to within inches of where they are supposed to be - a hurdle the industry needs to clear if it hopes to deliver on its promise of widespread use of driverless vehicles.