They Can’t Be Worse Than Most Humans 

Imagine a rat flipping you a tiny bird. Adorable!

Down at the University of Richmond, they’re teaching rats to drive cars. It turns out, the rats enjoy it, even when they don’t get treats for doing so.

A rat in a tiny car

Self-driving cars have been 10 years away for at least 20 years. Perhaps we ought to shift our efforts to rat-driven cars.