The possibility for government to dictate who goes exactly where, when and at what speed is a tantalizing concept for Big Government types. Add in insurance companies collecting money and not paying it out, and law enforcement being able to stop any car or ground all cars in a tri-county area (for safety reasons. The greens think they’ll be able to dictate how many polluting miles you can drive. Politicians and marketers will want to see the driving history of everyone for their predictive databases.
Lots of pressure to get driverless cars.
My 90 yo dad drives a massive Yukon or Tahoe and you do not want to be near that! I desperately need an auto-drive car for him so that he can surrender the controls but maintain his independence.