It is funny to see the knee-jerk reaction some have to the concept of self-driving cars.
It is like people saying they would never get on a flying contraption made of metal.
The reality is that not only will self-driving cars happen, eventually human drivers will be considered to be too unsafe to be legal.
Once self-driving cars become common and safe, it will also become cheaper to use services like Uber to completely replace owning cars.
For many people the need to own a car will cease. It will also give many seniors another option to go out and about.