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Forget About Seat Belts, Self-Driving Cars Will Save Millions

FutureMed

2:05 | Emergency Medicine, FutureMed 2013 Conference, Internal Medicine, Preventative Health

Brad Templeton, Board Member, Foresight Nanotech Institute, explains the next great medical revolution, the self-driving car. Car accidents are the 7th leading cause of death in the US, but the advent of self-driving technology would significantly reduce the number of hospitalizations due to automobile accidents.

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