I agree that it may not make much of a difference. This seems to be more of a surface change — i.e. the business model won't change, but the faces behind the tr

I agree that it may not make much of a difference. This seems to be more of a surface change — i.e. the business model won't change, but the faces behind the trouble are gone and now there is a new leader so everything slowly fades into the past, all of that fun stuff that happens as the dust settles after a period of scandal. To the point about seeing potential in Uber: they definitely shook things up and grew quickly, but with the competition now growing in their sector, it seems that this growth has slowed a bit and sadly they have been in the news for wrong reasons. If this CEO is aiming for massive growth and pushing revenue way up, could be an uphill battle. Okay, now with all that obvious stuff out of the way I have to ruminate on the idea of self-driving cars. On HN, with TechCrunch and speaking with friends I have who work in the Valley, you would think self-driving cars are around the corner, may be wifely adopted within 5-10 years and possibly could propel companies like Uber into the stratosphere of Google and Facebook. My hesitation is that we here on HN and others who spend hours immersed in tech thinkpieces are not indicative of society at-large in certain ways. Something that seems like a fantastic idea to many of us may seem outright scary or "going too far" for the everyday person. I feel like self-driving cars may be one of these ideas. Who knows how long adoption and general acceptance could take? I have no data other than anecdotal to share, so I shall refrain. This is just my gut feeling.