They absolutely obey traffic laws and end up doing dangerous things like trying to merge onto interstates at the speed limit, rapidly stopping when traffic lights turn yellow, that sort of behavior. Human drivers expect a certain amount of leeway from other drivers, human reasoning, and driverless cars don’t provide it, robotic programming.
From what I have read, driving behind a driverless car is like following a geriatric Asian lady who is talking on her cell phone.
Maybe the ‘slamming into driverless cars” thing is just due to frustration.
BINGO!! All the intelligence / AI built into driverless cars will never be able account for all the different variables that are created in every day driving. They're programmed to follow a set of rules, and PEOPLE don't always follow those rules and sometimes for damn' good reason - to avoid having an accident.
I've also lost count of just how many jaw-droppingly-stupid things I've seen people do on the road that create opportunities for accidents/someone to lose their life. Just when I think I've seen it all, I haven't. I've been driving for 40 years.
Sorry, but you touched upon a pet peeve of mine. You are supposed to merge on to the interstate at speeds similar to the flow of traffic (presumably close to the speed limit). That is why they are called “acceleration ramps.”
Nothing is more annoying than people who disrupt the flow of traffic on the interstate on ramp because they do not know how to “blend in.”