It seems to me that going from "self-driving cars, what a wild idea" to "cars routinely drive themselves through city centers" in under a decade is a massive su

It seems to me that going from "self-driving cars, what a wild idea" to "cars routinely drive themselves through city centers" in under a decade is a massive success story for the technology, even if they still have limitations that early boosters were hoping wouldn't be an issue. I'm not being coy here - I honestly do not understand how the author can look at the facts he's reported and believe that "the imminent arrival of safe, reliable self-driving technology" didn't happen.