[ghaff]

>People want to drive

I seriously question that as a general statement.

I don't mind driving for the most part and there are situations where I even enjoy it. But the congested drive into the 1 hr+ away city for an evening event or long boring highway drives? (And certainly a commute if I did one?) If there were an AI chauffeur I could engage for a price not that much elevated over driving myself? Sign me up. Not that I expect to see that anytime soon.

[maigret]

This is a solved problem. You can buy cars that will drive themselves on the highway and in traffic jams. The other situations are the unsolved problem.

[fsloth]

I don’t particulary like driving either. OTOH my car is boring&practical - if the car was a fun drive it might change my disposition.

[ghaff]

Even given your German (or whatever) sports car of choice, a lot of driving on both highways and in urban areas especially is just boring or annoying.