>> "...what if other manufacturers turn out to have better or cheaper self-driving cars?" Cheaper, certainly. Everyone will have cheaper SD cars than Benz, jus

>> "...what if other manufacturers turn out to have better or cheaper self-driving cars?" Cheaper, certainly. Everyone will have cheaper SD cars than Benz, just as everyone has cheaper cabs than an S-class today. But better? If history is any guide, German luxury will be the gold standard of automotive UX for our lifetimes and beyond.