A big part of the actual value of "driverless" to :porky-happy: is using it as an extension of the privatized surveillance state. I've even had bazingas tell me directly that they want their future magic car to be "rented out" when they aren't using it so it's constantly making revenue for them as some wasteful version of mass transit with extra steps. They seem to want centralization through corporations and seem to want to be monitored and directed through the same but want that "freedom" illusion all the while because mass transit that does better for cheaper with a lot less waste involves being around the poors, and they can't have that.
Is that really all it is? Some techbro hangup about seeing poor people?
I think the freedom part of cars is taking it to specific destinations at whichever time. Not direct ownership of the car. I think the bank still owns a leases car. So a driverless car would still do that
Even if the "driverless" promise wasn't just euphoria and hype at this point that is literally getting people killed recently, what's to stop Tesla or some other bazinga company from deciding which destinations aren't available, or aren't available at whatever time? There's already artificial bullshit built in which deliberately hampers performance of the engine unless a premium is paid.
Yeah there absolutely are more complications that they are not considering. Sponsored suggested gas stations or some shit like that. Or paying more for going through traffic
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And we're back in rural hell where buses aren't available or are available once a day.