I wonder how people felt when the automobile revolution was taking place. Probably a mixture of all the same things people are feeling now, human nature being what it is. Could probably look up the newspapers of the time to get a feel.

I like that bit in the article where it says the local politicians have stayed out of the way - that's the sort of thing politicians mostly should do.

For me the real turning point will be when the first passenger hails an autonomous vehicle that doesn't have a human behind the wheel, I'll be satisfied with a remote operator, because that will be truly novel as current laws asume a human behind the wheel.