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And globally, that number is more than 1 million.

and we've just accepted it?

When most people think about self-driving cars, the first instinct is to worry about whether they're safe.

But in this conversation with TED's vision steward and CEO of Khan Academy, Sal Khan,

Tequitra flips that question.

What if the real danger is the status quo?

She shares where autonomous driving actually stands today, what's accelerating the rollout, what's slowing it down, and what our cities might look like if we could turn parking lots into parks.

That conversation is coming up right after a short break.

And now our conversation of the day.

That was Takedra Mawakana in conversation with Sal Khan at TED 2026.

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