Self-driving cars seem likely but are not inevitable. Yes they are inevitable. All sorts of safety-enhancing technologies are dropped Self-driving cars are n

Self-driving cars seem likely but are not inevitable. Yes they are inevitable. All sorts of safety-enhancing technologies are dropped Self-driving cars are not only a "safety-enhancing technology". First and foremost they are a money-saving technology. Over 4 million people are employed in the USA transportation industry[1]. 1.7 million of them are truck drivers[2]. Global logistics companies will save billions of dollars per year by upgrading their fleets to self-driving vehicles. [1] http://www.bls.gov/emp/ep_table_201.htm http://www.bls.gov/emp/ep_table_201.htm [2] http://www.bls.gov/ooh/transportation-and-material-moving/heavy-and-tractor-trailer-truck-drivers.htm http://www.bls.gov/ooh/transportation-and-material-moving/he...