This is absolutely a fair argument with the current state of self-driving, however, if there were a better UX communicating what the car was doing, AND you were

This is absolutely a fair argument with the current state of self-driving, however, if there were a better UX communicating what the car was doing, AND you were more used to it, AND it's 15 years down the road and self-driving is seen as more reliable, I wonder if you'd have the same feeling. Let's check back in 15 years.