Self-driving cars could be the brothels of the future, UK researchers say
https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/autonomous-self-driving-car-sex-brothels/
According to a study called Autonomous vehicles and the future of urban tourism, published recently in the Annals of Tourism Research by co-authors Scott Cohen and Debbie Hopkins and spotted by the Washington Post, self-driving cars will provide the perfect modern mobile replacement for the by-the-hour "no-tell motel," in which sex workers often ply their trade.
The researchers envision a future in which companies could specialize in transforming autonomous vehicles into rolling microbrothels with beds for seats, lighting and sound systems and massage chairs. We'd expect to see in-car, user-controllable, electrochromic windows play a significant role here, too. The researchers specifically call out cities such as Amsterdam, which has a bustling legal sex trade that caters specifically to tourists, as being a likely hub.