I'm in the 'sooner rather than later' camp, and have one more key driver.
Insurance. As soon as human drivers are provably poorer than automated drivers, the cost to insure a meat driver goes up. It will not take long to build a very strong case for the lower risk profile once the early adopter vehicles take the road.
Insurance. As soon as human drivers are provably poorer than automated drivers, the cost to insure a meat driver goes up. It will not take long to build a very strong case for the lower risk profile once the early adopter vehicles take the road.