I am wondering about abstract concepts on driverless cars. I am assuming that the government will still require insurance. So, if a driverless car causes an accident or hurts someone, who is responsible for that car's movements? I am assuming that it will be the passenger, who is ultimately the driver, even if they are not in control of the vehicle at the time of the accident. Even if driverless cars become widely available, I don't think I could ever trust my vehicle to be controlled by something that is out of my control. All I can imagine is the criminal that can hack my car and make me appear responsible for the accident. Of course, I am also one of those people that said that I would never use a mouse and that DOS would never be replaced by those fancy windows. I predicted windows was a fad and resisted until it was no longer possible. I also find it amusing that criminals these days mostly have no idea how to drive a vehicle with a manual transmission. I guess I am a product of my environment and find these things amusing. I am also aware that if your car has some of these new "safety features" that alert you if you drive outside the dotted lines and such, that you get a reduction on your insurance rate. So there is that. Perhaps money will help make the decision for some people.

Don't forget Demolition Man...

I don't even trust those cars that start with a button and no key. I will NEVER own a car that "boots up". Much less if there was no steering wheel. The car might crash when it needs a windows update or something like that. Its like Scotty told Captain Kirk "The more complicated that they make them, the easier they are to explode".