Traffic would be a lot smoother. I don’t think I’d be entirely comfortable riding in a self-driving car unless all the other cars were self-driving, too. No computer will be able to anticipate the stupidity of some human drivers, and that starts with understanding unwritten rules of the road, like staying away from beaters. If someone is middle-aged and spent their whole life making choices that resulted in them driving a 30-year-old dented Cavalier, they’re more likely to be dangerous. The same goes for monster trucks – many of those drivers seem to be blissfully unaware that their vehicles take much longer to stop and they tailgate anyway. Would the software know to move over a lane? Maybe that will be a patch.
Haha – “Dad, can you pick me up?”
“Sorry sweetie, maybe later. My car is updating.”
