[Intolerant in NJ]

How are the potentially driverless cars doing in their testing? Awful...I recall in one early test a few years back the "driverless car" went out of control and ran into a local journalist who had come to cover the event - personally I hope we never get them - the only thing more uncomfortable than being in one while it's zipping along would be to be on the road where they're driving all around you.......

[Paladin2]

There will be a ton of crooks figuring out how to get an autonomous veh to crash into them for the insurance scam.

[generally]

I think they will be common sooner than most people think.

Every new technology has bugs and failures. Edison’s light bulb, early cars, rocket launches that blow up, computers that crash, etc. Even cars with drivers have failures.

I hope we get driverless by the time I am unable to drive myself. I would hate to be dependent on someone else giving me a ride any time I wanted to go somewhere. I know plenty of old people who can no longer drive and this would give them immense freedom.

If the bugs are worked out, it will IMO make driving much safer. There are plenty of horrible/idiotic human drivers out on the roads. Driverless cars would most likely eliminate tailgating, weaving and swerving, bad merging, red light running, etc.

I know a lot of people who enjoy driving, but no one who enjoys commuting in stop and go traffic. Maybe driverless cars will actually be “hybrids” which let us choose when to drive and when to ride.

Yes, there is a downside. My biggest concern is privacy and tracking of citizens. If I were going to pass legislation on driverless cars (or any cars) my top priority would be to prevent the government or corporations from tracking them.