[neolefty]

I love this kind of discussion -- the danger of initial hiccups prejudicing people against the future potential of a tech.

If most cars are autonomous, then it seems pretty reasonable -- people will get used to them and I think we'll figure out standards of politeness. Like elevators: "Don't press all the elevator buttons, but it's okay to request your floor even though it slows down other peoples' trips."

But the tricky part is the transition period, where only a few cars are autonomous -- and I guess that's what this article is talking about. How can we help that transition?

[devoply]

We simply put up with the bullying. Mercedes chief is worried because his passengers are high social status individuals who will be very unhappy at being bullied despite driving powerful expensive cars that denote high status.

[technofiend]

Yes exactly. The most expensive car is the one most likely to be self driven. I have no doubt people in my hometown will gladly cut them off at every opportunity. Lol.