It will probably follow the Gartner Hype Cycle. After the initial peak of excitement for autonomous vehicles, there will be a trough of disillusionment where we

It will probably follow the Gartner Hype Cycle. After the initial peak of excitement for autonomous vehicles, there will be a trough of disillusionment where we realize everyone was too optimistic. But eventually the bugs and limitations will be worked out over decades of engineering of the vehicles and our road infrastructure before meaningful replacement of workers.