Robot Economics

Is Canada ready for the automated future when self-driving cars and robots take half of today's jobs?

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx (L) inspects a Google self-driving car at the Google headquarters on Feb. 2, 2015, in Mountain View, Calif. Semi-autonomous cars are already on the market, with their capabilities continually expanding. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

PARLIAMENT HILL—The future is racing toward us, and no one is driving.

Driverless cars are among the first wave of new disruptive technology that will change every facet of our society. Virtual reality, autonomous robotics, and countless other technologies will arrive in short order, but are we ready?