I am sure people said the same thing about the whip, horse and buggy.
But, no, I don’t want to die at the (lack of) hands of the “driver” of the car next to me or on the cross street to me too busy texting or putting on makeup or too hyped up on testosterone or too just too flipping selfish to care about anyone but themselves.
I would love to give them the freedom to sit back and enjoy the ride, and do whatever they want to do. I would love to be able to commute to work everyday and not have to spend the whole hour dodging people running stop signs and red lights. And then have to spend all day while I am at work dreading the commute home where I have to experience the exact same thing.
No, they didn't. The advent of the automobile gave people greater freedom to travel, not less.
No one wants to die due to the incompetence of someone else. Unfortunately, that is a risk we must all accept in order to live in a free society. And I'd much rather accept that physical risk than the far greater risks to liberty associated with giving up my freedom to travel where I choose, when I choose.
You can do that now. It's called a cab, and it doesn't take up space in your garage and you don't need to insure it. That being said you have to obey the rules and limitations set by the cab driver and the cab company. You will have even more rules and micromanagement in your "driverless", as in "someone is driving but it's not me" car and the central government that will monitor every destination and will step in and take control when it's for your own good or the the good of the collective.