I was so torn about whether or not I would miss controlling my own vehicle that I voted here and on LJ so I could submit both answers.
I don't drive in Sweden, so it's a non-starter, but in the US I would miss driving snake-y meandering back roads. I wouldn't miss driving on highways, or at least I'd miss them a lot less. Nor would I be a fan of driving in cities (but I managed to avoid that basically my entire driving life, go me!). Self-driving cars would cut down on DUIs by a tremendous amount, which is good in terms of human life but might represent bad news for local budgets. (I have a sneaking suspicion that for every huge DUI accident that costs the state in terms of repairs or healthcare costs due to injuries, there are dozens of no-damage, no-injury incidents that are just pure $$$$.) Same could be said for speeding tickets: those will essentially dry up with self-driving cars, and so then Americans will be faced with the harsh reality of having to support local police forces primarily through taxes.
I would avoid using them just because Stockholm's public transport is quite good, and if/when we move we'll stay very much within the range of subway transport, so I would have no reason to step into a car (except, I guess, moving house). So less active avoidance and more accident of circumstances.
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Date: 2018-03-23 01:07 pm (UTC)I don't drive in Sweden, so it's a non-starter, but in the US I would miss driving snake-y meandering back roads. I wouldn't miss driving on highways, or at least I'd miss them a lot less. Nor would I be a fan of driving in cities (but I managed to avoid that basically my entire driving life, go me!). Self-driving cars would cut down on DUIs by a tremendous amount, which is good in terms of human life but might represent bad news for local budgets. (I have a sneaking suspicion that for every huge DUI accident that costs the state in terms of repairs or healthcare costs due to injuries, there are dozens of no-damage, no-injury incidents that are just pure $$$$.) Same could be said for speeding tickets: those will essentially dry up with self-driving cars, and so then Americans will be faced with the harsh reality of having to support local police forces primarily through taxes.
I would avoid using them just because Stockholm's public transport is quite good, and if/when we move we'll stay very much within the range of subway transport, so I would have no reason to step into a car (except, I guess, moving house). So less active avoidance and more accident of circumstances.