I strongly suspect they will be regulated out of existence for about a decade after the technology is up to snuff.
I wouldn’t be so sure about that.
Self-Driving Cars Approved By California Legislature
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/30/self-driving-cars_n_1845018.html
It might be interesting to learn if anyone active in this community, has actually defined their utility function, stated it publicly and attempted to follow through.
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