I liken the driverless car to the war between the mobile option (laptop/tablet not smartphone) and desktop. We are always going to need the desktop but more and more people are moving towards the mobile option. There have always been, since the invention of the laptop then the tablet, articles proclaiming this will be the year the desktop dies. It’s true desktop usage is way down from its peak and that number continues to dwindle but never quite reaching the “death of the desktop”.
Like this endless war, which is not really a war since most have both mobile and desktop, the driverless car versus the driver in car will also suffer this type of fate.
Let’s face it some people still like to put their hands on the steering wheel and press that pedal to feel the exhilaration of being in control.
I agree. And it reminds me of the “Minority Report” paradigm. IN the city, everyone was a passenger in an autonomous vehicle designed specifically for those transportation surfaces. But on his trip to a house by the coast, he was driving a sporty red Infinity.