The thing that's most compelling to me is the ability to accelerate slowly and maintain a slower speed. I can't do that. Well, I can, but I don't. When I'm dri

The thing that's most compelling to me is the ability to accelerate slowly and maintain a slower speed. I can't do that. Well, I can, but I don't. When I'm driving, I like to get up to speed fairly quickly, and I tend to drive at or just above the posted limits in most cases. It's a flaw in my character. But in a self-driving car, not only am I not in charge of those decisions, I'm okay with it. Because I'm not preoccupied with the road and traffic, it's an out-of-sight-out-of-mind situation as I watch my movie or edit my spreadsheet. Just like it doesn't bother me when the train or bus is slow to get up to speed.