[CurlyDave]

... The market does NOT want driverless cars. The public is being lied to in an attempt to sell them something they instinctively don't want and for countless good reasons most importantly is the threat to individual liberty...

You might not want driverless cars, but I am part of the market also and I want them.

Not quite sure about the "threat to individual liberty" you seem to see. But, as an older guy, I see driverless cars as increasing my individual liberty. The day when someone tells me I should no longer drive may never come.

People in high cost areas can afford real houses. 2+ hours drive to work isn't nearly so painful if I can doze while the car handles traffic for me. A coffee machine that brews me a cup 15 minutes out and hands it to me is going to be the big new option.

[precisionshootist]

"Not quite sure about the "threat to individual liberty" you seem to see."

The car WILL have a driver. It just won't be you.

[WVMnteer]

I think it’s obvious that this will be something within the next 20 years. What it is, I don’t know.

You know what my concern is? Car sickness.

I’ve never been able to ride in backseats of cars without feeling sick. As I’ve gotten older, that’s started to intrude on the passenger side. When I’m driving, I’m fine.

So, is comfort and ease worth the barfing?