Good point about insurance. It will be the same upward spiral that's expected to happen to utility companies as rooftop solar becomes more common (solar owners buy less electricity, utilities have to increase rates to non-solar owners to cover grid expenses, pushing more people to get solar).
In addition to insurance, municipalities will likely hit a point where autonomous car support/ownership/use is high enough that they'll begin to push heavily toward autonomous-only roads as they'll be safer and able to dramatically increase capacity for little cost.
Good point about insurance. It will be the same upward spiral that's expected to happen to utility companies as rooftop solar becomes more common (solar owners buy less electricity, utilities have to increase rates to non-solar owners to cover grid expenses, pushing more people to get solar).
In addition to insurance, municipalities will likely hit a point where autonomous car support/ownership/use is high enough that they'll begin to push heavily toward autonomous-only roads as they'll be safer and able to dramatically increase capacity for little cost.