That’s not a perceptible change. It’s a wonderful thing and I’m all for people not dying, but people aren’t suddenly going to notice the difference. It’s not like people entering a car think “Am I going to die?!” every time they go to work.

> Drive you home the rest of the time?

Again I don’t see this as being more than a convenience. At beta it leads to more screen time zoning out with a Netflix a la train commuting.

> Drive you cross country overnight while you sleep?

The vast majority of people can’t afford to take a week off to travel across the country so they would not notice this.

> Come and pick you up at the airport after a holiday?

Again a convenience, not a major change. One can already call an Uber from the airport.

> Make you money during the day as an autotaxi while you're not using it?

I don’t see this being as popular an idea as people make it out to be. The phrase “Make money while you sleep” has been pitched for years and in the case of renting your car out overnight, doesn’t factor insurance costs and the race to the bottom on pricing . Once that catches up there won’t be much money to be made.

> Save your life by avoiding accidents you didn't see?

Again this is a great thing but not perceptible to the daily user.

> Radically bring down the cost of taxis and car hire for those who don't own a car?

It’s already lower than the cost of ownership thanks to VC money.

> In our lifetimes all cars will be electric driverless cars in at least some countries. It may not be Tesla but the future is coming.

Electric has nothing to do with “smart”. It can be a gas engine. It can be a fuel cell. It could be something we don’t even know about yet.