Futurology

Fully self-driving vehicles (AKA Level 5 self-driving vehicles) still seem some way off, but Level 4 vehicles have arrived. Some people might have expected adoption to take off more quickly, but there's a range of factors slowing things down. People think they are less safe than human drivers. In fact, research indicates the opposite, and every year that goes by will only make that more true. AI will continuously improve; human drivers won't.

Trucker's Union's are opposed. That's not surprising, and we'll see stronger opposition like that as robo-cars, robo-buses, and robo-trucks become more common. Driving jobs are one of the last reservoirs of employment opportunities for males without a college education. Globalization has already radically reduced their employment opportunities and income, and AI & robotics are set to be even worse.