[rayiner]

I'm betting you'll see it first in NYC. New Yorkers already hate driving, most don't own cars, and many don't even have drivers licenses. Banning manned vehicles and replacing everything with robotic cabs is much more likely to happen on Manhattan first.

[tobyjsullivan]

I don't know... an unmanned vehicle sitting still in Manhattan traffic isn't much more impressive than a manned vehicle sitting still in traffic. :P I jest, of course.

[untog]

...but as a counter to that, NYC also has a far more comprehensive public transit system. The market may be smaller.

[001sky]

nah, nyc is packed with cars everyday. most (plurality if not majority of) traffic seems to be biz delivery and taxi, not commuters. commuting a car into nyc sucks, and most would take taxi if they could afford it over trains.