The disturbing thing is, no, he's not a kook, he's a car guy from way back and a Trump supporter. I think he's just overestimating the speed of adoption by decades myself, but I don't doubt it's coming.
Ok, I am glad he is a good guy and perhaps kook was too strong a word. But his timing is way off. It is interesting to speculate about the future but this automated driving thing is being pushed with almost religious fervor, something we have seen before with global warming and other fads and scares.