This is a good point that introduces more complexity into the problem. Whether or not AI driving flourishes can be determined by more than regulations or manufa

This is a good point that introduces more complexity into the problem. Whether or not AI driving flourishes can be determined by more than regulations or manufacturers themselves. If insurance companies decide from their risk calculations that insuring cars with an auto-pilot is too much risk and therefore refuse to insure them, that could also kill self-driving cars.