The bottom line that I can see, is that once robotic cars that work are available there will be intense public pressure to switch. If only as byproduct of the (hoped for) drastic reduction in accidents and traffic fatalities materializes. MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Drivers) was a reaction to the deaths of (est) 20,000 people a year, will MAHD (Mothers Against Human Drivers) be pushing to reduce the much larger (est) 40,000 deaths a year.

The idea of being “driven to work” is called public transport, of course. It’s in general, a failure in US
“society” with its every man (woman & child) for itself.. and with least responsibility possible. More
safety, less responsibility. Bigger, better, blonder.

The EUREKA project in Europe had autonomous cars whizzing around in heavy traffic, at high speed, and so on.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EUREKA_Prometheus_Project

This was 15 years ago. Not entirely autonomous — interventions required now and then, but arguably autonomous cars today should be significantly better.

Personally, I can’t wait: the idea of being driven to work, instead of driving to work, would be a big stress relief. And add a block of usable time.