The first generations of autonomous vehicles will almost certainly still have steering wheels, so if it's too timid at a turn/merge, you could override it like

The first generations of autonomous vehicles will almost certainly still have steering wheels, so if it's too timid at a turn/merge, you could override it like the safety driver in this anecdote did. There is immense value in being able to watch a movie or sleep, and trust that the worst thing that will happen is that the car will wait too long for an opening.