> We aren't going to live in a world where every street has to be (the equivalent of) an FAA certified airport with controls to remove any uncertainty

actually ive been thinking this is exactly the win self driving vehicles have been looking for. upgrade, certify, and maintain cross country interstates like I-70 for fully autonomous, no driver vehicles like freight, mail, hell even passengers. maybe that means one lane with high-vis paint and predefined gas station stops and/or some other requirements. i bet the government could even subsidize with an infrastructure spending bill, politics notwithstanding.

there cant possibly be a problem with _predefined_ highways that is harder to solve than neighborhood and city driving with unknown configurations and changing obstacles. i feel like everyones so rabid for fully autonomous Uber that the easier wins and use cases are being overlooked.