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The problem there is driving is a skill, and one which you can lose if you do not exercise it. A self driving car which only works 99% of the time seems like a non-starter, since by that point the humans inside of them are no longer qualified to take over. Particularly if that 1% is in conditions that are particularly difficult.

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I don't have a driver license so for me that would be perfect. I don't care about driving, I don't want to drive, but I want my (or a) car to come for me to the bar / after work. If the weather is not good then I will use public transport.

I think people overestimate their abilities. Sure, this is a new technology but in X years these cars will be better drivers than 99% of the people.

> I don't have a driver license so for me that would be perfect.

No, it WOULDN'T be perfect! What if it's starting to rain/snow while you already being in the car? And you still need to drive the car for parking..

I could see people driving slowly and carefully in those rarer cases. e.g., in the event of minor flooding or a fallen tree that confused sensors.

In cases like garbage bags (may be empty, may contain sharp debris) on the road, I could see a car communicating with the others in the network to describe the problem from another vantage, or after driving through.

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