I am too.
I’m also at a loss to justify autonomous cars on the road.
I’m against it.
That makes two of us.
Well, as a guy on the in the oldest cohort of the boomers, I am hoping that driverless vehicles will be available just in time for me to not have to give up individual mobility.
We don't have Uber in my little town, and the idea of having to wait hours for a taxi just does not appeal. I am not wealthy enough to hire a driver, and I am not certain I really want anyone to know all of my movements anyway.
If I have to pay double a normal car cost for an autonomous vehicle I can just tell where to go, it will be worth it to me. Even if it has to be electric, which I really don't like at all.
And, the "higher" accident rate, from being rear-ended doesn't seem like that big a deal. If someone's insurance rate goes up because they are too aggressive a driver, that is their problem, not the fault of the car.