As far as that goes,A few items that seems to be overlooked in the plans for an autonomous car rollout -
1. Who is Liable when there is no human driver,just an AI, in an accident? The Manufacturer? The rider? Who?
2.The robot drivers might be OK for the urban areas,but worse than useless in rural areas where even decent landline phones, reliable electric lines and paved roads are not always available,let alone a wireless grid to help guide the vehicles.
I live in Southeastern Kentucky,which clearly has Third World conditions with infrastructure - with no one in any industry or Government giving a damn nor any plans to improve it anytime soon.
3.Cost - the more features any given vehicle has,the greater the cost and vehicles which barely last long enough to get them paid off before they fall apart.
I,for one,am not willing to pay $60000 or more for a car or truck that won't last 5 years.
Hell I drive a 19 year old Ford Ranger pickup and don't plan on replacing it anytime in the future.Buses and Public transportation doesn't exist here.What then? back to riding a horse or walking to town? (With me having a prosthetic right leg,that isn't a viable option either)
These MUST BE Answered before you can fully turn loose AI driven cars everywhere.