A World Economic Forum white paper published last month supports a vision where three in every four vehicles is removed from the road by 2050.

Last year, World Economic Forum and Automation Alley, in Troy, collaborated to create the U.S. Centre for Advanced Manufacturing. Why is Detroit, the one-time king of the American auto industry, partnering with a group so at odds with the way people in Michigan live and work?

People in Michigan build and drive cars. That's not a bad thing. The people at the World Economic Forum feel otherwise. The attitudes and policy positions of Michigan's partner are consistently anti-car, anti-growth, and anti-worker.

When will the rubber meet the road?