Yesterday the BBC had this story with some video from Thatcham, they had the Tesla work properly, coming to a halt behind a car that braked suddenly. Then they had the car in front swerve at the last minute out of the way, rather than stop (for a 'fake' stationary vehicle). Guess what, the Tesla didn't copy the late lane change move, instead it ploughed into the back of the 'fake' car.

This illustrated the problem. However this was also a rigged demo. The 'fake car' it crashed into was made of bits of plastic, not a real car. Clearly they didn't want to write off an expensive Tesla and some disposable stationary car. Yet I was wondering if the Tesla with its clever radar things that can see in front of the car in front would have fared better in a real world situation.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-44439523

This technology may also require different driving skills. Much like how old people cannot work mobile phones but young people take to them like ducks to water, autonomy may be one of those things. We may need a younger generation who can't be trusted with hot hatches of yesteryear to be the early adopters of autonomous-style vehicles.