It's always possible that the end result will be a hybrid one that's somewhere in-between the two visions (particularly with other variants, as it seems like Go

It's always possible that the end result will be a hybrid one that's somewhere in-between the two visions (particularly with other variants, as it seems like Google's primarily targeting an urban environment). There are already concepts for retractable steering wheels [1] that could be combined with retractable pedals to handle situations that require manual control. Hell, the movie Demolition Man had them way back in the 90s alongside with plenty of cheesy acting. [1] http://www.webdev.trw.com/sites/default/files/TRW_OSS_SWS%20RetractableSW_English_2013.pdf http://www.webdev.trw.com/sites/default/files/TRW_OSS_SWS%20...