Until we get a very generalized form of AI, I think cities will have to be remodeled to assist self-driving cars. Places like NYC ( manhattan ) can be easily co

Until we get a very generalized form of AI, I think cities will have to be remodeled to assist self-driving cars. Places like NYC ( manhattan ) can be easily converted into a self-driving car city given it's grid-like layout and I can easily see china building cities around the idea of self-driving cars. I don't think the technical aspects are as difficult for the 99.99% of the cases. It is the 0.01% of unknowns that will be difficult to overcome. But we can minimize that by modifying or building cities specifically for self-driving cars. The most difficult part I think is the legal/regulatory issues. This is why I see self-driving cars taking off in china/asia first before the US. They'll probably limit it to city limits initially. And when the technology is mature enough, broaden it to the entire country.