Winnipeg must prepare for self-driving cars, St. Boniface councillor says

St. Boniface Coun. Matt Allardwants Winnipeg to be ready for self-driving cars.

The rookie councillorhas authored a motion calling on city staff to draw up a report about how the city may be impacted by self-driving vehicles.

"There is a growing consensus that the rise of self-driving vehicles will have profound implications on transportation, land useand urban planning," he wrotein a motion that will come before council's Riel community committee on Friday.

"Thistechnology will not likely come into widespread use gradually, but is expected to be taken up widely and rapidly."

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Allard's motion calls on city staff to look into the land-use, traffic, planning, parking and policing implications of self-driving vehicles, among other areas.

While council has entered the summer prorogation, a fewcommunity committees made up of three councillors are still meeting. Motions that come before community committees usually must go to a standing committee of council before they have any effect.