“I see self-driving cars as the backdoor way to get the US to adopt European levels of citizen control.”
For leftists, everything is an opportunity to get more control over citizens. Technology is what you make of it.
“I’ll still opt for a 6-cylinder+, human-controlled car with self-drive assist.”
I share your feelings in general. I prefer to own. I’m just saying what I think is likely to happen.
What’s next, robot bloggers?
Entire websites of robots talking predictable blather to each other, occasionally sued by third party robots with hurt feelings.
It will be sort of like Canada on a larger scale.