Map data is not the main issue. I'm talking from experience here. Its the sensors and software. Good sensors are über expensive (mind the pun), not easily integ

Map data is not the main issue. I'm talking from experience here. Its the sensors and software. Good sensors are über expensive (mind the pun), not easily integrated in vehicle control systems, and currently not awfully precise (for the kind of duty daily automated driving requires). The software just needs more time to cook. One thing people forget is that building cars is hard and expensive. Autonomous vehicles is not only about mounting some sensors and computers. Its about interacting with a slew of systems that were not designed for autonomy. A fully autonomous car that can drive people around like a Taxi requires a complete engineering overhaul from the wheels and up.