What do people think of driverless cars?

[Power_uP]

I absolutely agree Banpei, I think you're right about the comparison with auto boxes. The comparison that I've used is that in the late 90s I met many people who hated traction-control, ABS, brake-assist and cruise control. People would say to me: "I want to drive the car and be in control", but now most people would never consider buying a new car that comes without driving aids like auto-braking and parking-sensors. I think we'll see something similar with driverless cars, there will be a 10 year transition period where people will hate the idea because: "I want to be in control" but after 10 years people will hate the idea of a human driving a car.

Maybe now is the time to invest in racetracks and off-road courses so that people can enjoy their AE86s.

I think driverless cars will cause BMW to go bankrupt because they can't make an autonomous car that tailgates everyone and fails to use indicators. Damn, it'll be strange driving through Slough without being tailgated.