More appalling to me is if they can shut down the "modules" (as the article calls autonomous vehicles) to quell protests, contain undesirables, or otherwise limit freedom of movement.

Have you checked your pocket recently?

You think they're not working on this kind of stuff already? How many of us have an ez-pass on our car?

Don't see anyone complaining about Uber and Lyft and Google and Apple knowing their whereabouts...