I strongly believe that focus on drivers is a red herring born from inaccurate sci-fi. Drivers are necessary anyway, because humans can adapt to more situation

I strongly believe that focus on drivers is a red herring born from inaccurate sci-fi. Drivers are necessary anyway, because humans can adapt to more situations. Roadblock? The driver (of the autonomous vehicle) can call dispatch to warn the next vehicles, reroute, and get the blockage handled. Bandits? They can detect and assess the danger, call police, and de-escalate the situation. But truly autonomous vehicles can drive while the driver sleeps. That alone means reduced latency for the transport of goods over large distances. Even better, drivers can handle multiple vehicles following each other, which means increased bandwidth.