I've only taken them twice but I was surprised by how smooth it was. They're pretty defensive drivers, which is what you want, but were still able to navigate some tricky stop signs (e.g. a biker biking along stopped cars, pedestrians trying to cross in both directions) without getting totally paralyzed.

It's a really uncanny feeling when it pulls out into traffic for the first time and the car is driving itself. I have a Tesla, so I've played around with autopilot, but being in the back seat and not being responsible for the car at all is a crazy feeling. Legitimately one of the most "oh my god I'm living in the future moments" I've experienced in recent memory.

Pick up and drop offs get snapped to specific areas so I had to walk ~1.5 blocks on either end which wasn't a big deal for me, but could see how that might be annoying/difficult for others.

They are extremely nice compact SUVs (Jaguars), extremely nice interiors with displays (like Teslas) that show the entire surrounding area with visualizations of what the car can see, you can choose music and air conditioning, and the driving is extremely good — equivalent to a typical safe (albeit slow) Uber driver.

> I haven't taken a ride in one of those yet, what does it feel like?

Like grandma driving. In a good way.

Less jerky motion, cars don’t smell bad, less motion sickness while looking at your phone.