It's a bit sad to imagine that Tesla's - perhaps to be considered reckless - release of their alpha/beta software on public roads could lead to legislation maki

It's a bit sad to imagine that Tesla's - perhaps to be considered reckless - release of their alpha/beta software on public roads could lead to legislation making it a lot harder for future companies trying to develop self-driving cars. So maybe Musk's pioneering work in this will actually set the field back in some way.