Someone was told me that being autonomous is good but still required human intervention. Driverless cars should not be allowed on the road, I agree. A autonomous car that has a licensed driver in the driver’s seat - I see no reason why this cannot be allowed. This would allow for the monitoring by humans and the intervention when needed. If there is no licensed driver in the driver’s seat the car should not be moving.
Sounds good to me. Many cars have cruise control now so the autonomous controls would be an extension of that but with the licensed driver always attentive and ready to take control.
One problem I see is that the autonomous controls might let a licensed driver get bored and fall asleep or lose concentration.