Unfortunately - I think what you're seeing here is that people here (especially in this article, on HN, and in general) are not focused on the "driving experience" but more of the "commuting experience". People are not using these vehicles to /drive/ but to /commute/ or just get to a destination. They're no more engaged in driving than they are in flying when on an airplane.

I think the audience for these things are people stuck in bad commutes or long boring trips where they are unengaged from driving.