As others have mentioned the commercial possibilities of driverless taxis seem to be the biggest positive from this. The issues around the infrastructure to sup

As others have mentioned the commercial possibilities of driverless taxis seem to be the biggest positive from this. The issues around the infrastructure to support driverless cars I think is a bit questionable. Eliminating traffic lights, self-aware parking spots etc sound a long way off, especially in poorer municipalities. I'm also really skeptical that the general public will adopt driverless cars the way they are expecting, I can definitely see the general populace rejecting them out of fear and frustration for a long time. But in the case of taxis that are subject to city-wide mandates a bit of urban planning and infrastructure to facilitate an automated city-wide taxi network sounds like a realistic scenario and kind of exiting. And for other commercial applications as well, the efficiency advantages are obvious. Any business with a fleet of vehicles will suddenly get enormous cost savings in terms of fuel, salaries, and insurance premiums. The biggest changes are that we will suddenly have a lot of old box trucks and taxis to deal with disposing of, and an entire workforce of drivers left unemployed.