There is no way I am buying a car without a steering wheel.
Another GM bankruptcy in 5, 4, 3... years?
Ditto. This is WAY too fast. The technology is nowhere near mature enough to do this. GM is nuts. FedGov ought to reject it outright very quickly.
Unfortunately, even with backup steering wheel and pedals, people are going to get lulled into being overconfident that the machine can do it all. And it may do everything perfectly well 99.9% of the time. But when the odd situation arises and you are asleep or doing your crossword puzzle or updating your Facebook page, you are going to get dead very quickly.
Did they ever resolve the ethical dilemma of your car having to decide whether to save you or a schoolbus full of kids?
Just have shuttered windows option and instead of seats, a sofa or a bed... err..