Comment Re:Glass half-empty much? (Score 1) 289
In a previous discussion, I argued that I wouldn't buy a self-driving car if it didn't have a steering wheel. Someone (I honestly forget who) argued with me that unless self-driving cars didn't have steering wheels, they wouldn't be real self-driving cars. When I pointed out that the technology had to be proven before I'd trust it to drive me with no backup system, they pointed out the "Google has driven their cars X miles." I didn't say it at the time, but I suspected that there would be some difference between Google's test drives and real-world driving. Now it looks like I was right.
So I would but a self-driving car once it's ready, but I'd still want a steering wheel for those times when I just don't trust the computer to drive me. It'd be foolish to get into a Consumer GoogleCar Version 1.0 that didn't have any manual steering/braking system.