[j2d3]

Car makers fear and will do whatever they can to stop autonomous cars as they represent an existential threat to their business. We will need an order of magnitude fewer cars in a world of cars-aas, on demand cars... it blows away the entire industry. .. People are, I think, underestimating just how sweeping the shift would be once it actually gets fully underway. It is not an incremental change... It's like the shift from horse and Carriage to autos... That big or bigger

[stormbrew]

So far they don't seem to be doing much to stop it, but in the end they won't have a choice either way.

Anti-car lobbyists in the dawn of the car era got ridiculous laws about having someone walk in front of the car with a flag put on the books in many places and it still didn't stop car adoption.

[j2d3]

So far there's nothing to stop!

[gizmo686]

At the same time, individual car makers will want to be on the front line of adopting autonomous cars, as it will give them an advantage over their competitors.