If I resided in an area with interminable gridlock and a daily commute of over an hour one way that chiefly involved sitting in backed up traffic, I might want a self-driving car. I don’t. So, I don’t.
If I’m in a car, I greatly prefer to drive it. I enjoy a good car, the feel of the engine, the steering, the suspension and controls. Why would I want to abdicate that to a computer, if I’m still able to enjoy it?
People still enjoy horses too. In time car insurance will be less on a robot car. People will be able to live farther in the countryside and sleep on their way to work or chat and surf the web, which they increasingly do illegally now. They can enjoy a cold beer on the ride home. Possibly the biggest benefit is being hassled less by the jackboot armed highway robbers, which has become the ugly public face of big gov.