Sadly, you are right. One of the themes in "Car Wars" is that laws are created which make it illegal to run unapproved software on the self-driving cars. The

Sadly, you are right. One of the themes in "Car Wars" is that laws are created which make it illegal to run unapproved software on the self-driving cars. The reasons cited for the laws are "for safety", but it seems like a thin veneer over the car manufacturer having complete control of the car's software, and by extension the car itself.