Somehow in the press of meeting deadlines on the 25th, this story escaped me:
California Legalizes Self-Driving Cars
Presumably, the real complications are yet to come. As noted in the linked story, insurance companies will need to use models to price the risks of automation (pun unavoidable). Surprisingly, the data show that driving ourselves is more likely to cost the insurer a mint than letting the car make the judgment calls. Raising the specter of a future in which driving your own car is a luxury that many of us can't afford. Because humans are just too unpredictable to be trusted with the awesome responsibility of steering, changing lanes and using turn signals.
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