This can't be understated. The potential of self-driving cars is so vastly immense, it is hard to see at what level it will stop having a positive impact on pe

This can't be understated. The potential of self-driving cars is so vastly immense, it is hard to see at what level it will stop having a positive impact on people. And this potential reaches across every level of autonomy. Its just an opinion, but I believe the market demand for this technology will ensure success of the endeavor (except possibly at the margins). As a thought experiment, just imagine how every daily activity is improved by self driving cars; not just relaxing while driving to work, but automatic transportation of children to school, removal of the annoying of finding a parking spot at a grocery store. Social activities are made much more convenient; having drinks with a friend, picking up parents from the airport, lending your car to the neighbor. And there is the potential of a world in which car ownership is itself redundant, and we are only speaking about lag time and comfort for transportation.