Get the license. Driverless tech or not, a driver's has use for all sorts of things. A 17yo looking for a job? Get it and don't use it. Don't wait until you are in your 20s and you loose out on an opportunity for or at work because you don't have a valid DL. Same too for passports.
It seems to be backwards now anyway. You need a state ID card to get anything done; a license to drive whatever vehicle class can just be a detail on the card. Driver's licenses are usually designed to be easy to carry around, while passports are too bulky.
Automation or not, tech boom or not, the ability to drive is still a part of most people's job description. Basically all the trades won't touch someone who cannot drive if called upon. Want to work in resource extraction (forestry, fishing etc) then you need a DL. Want to be a cop? Want to be a grad student studying melting glaciers in northern BC? Want an entry-level job on a film set? These jobs require the ability to navigate a vehicle in non-standard conditions, well beyond what automation promises us anytime soon. Don't limit your options.
Want to go backcountry skiing? Want to go rock climbing? Windsurfing? Kayaking? These things only happen when someone drives the car with all the stuff to some location well off the normal road. We cannot all afford helicopters to haul our stuff from the highway.