> Maybe I broke my hand, that' doesn't require an ambulance - my life is not in danger. What's the point of self-driving if you can't rely on it when I need it

> Maybe I broke my hand, that' doesn't require an ambulance - my life is not in danger. What's the point of self-driving if you can't rely on it when I need it most? The scenario you are proposing, that a autonomous driving service would deny to drive you to a hospital unless you pay them to upgrade the service, is far fetched, since nobody would buy such a service in the first place and it would go out of business. There are plenty of alternatives to ensure this, including calling an ambulance, which costs less than $999 (after insurance). > we will loose our rights to ownership. That's a much broader issue than autonomous driving, but even given that, what exactly do you propose to "own" in the case of a self driving service, beyond the sensors and the computer in the car? The map and traffic data, and the software that make up the system will have to be continually updated because the world is constantly changing. The autonomous driving system's creators can either add the cost of those updates to the initial sales price (i.e. Tesla's model), pay it via a subscription, or VW's proposal which is neither a large upfront cost, nor is it a recurring subscription. This makes it accessible to a larger population.