Washington Post: Five Myths About Autonomous Vehicles

"Autonomous vehicles are the future. Self-driving cars could change our lives, heralding an era of greater convenience, improved productivity and safer roads. Like any transformative technology, driverless cars are attracting huge investment from traditional automakers, established tech giants and smaller start-ups. But all that promise is also fueling a great deal of hype and ungrounded speculation. Here are five of the most persistent myths.

1. Autonomous cars will mean fewer private ones.
2. Self-driving cars will fix downtown congestion.
3. AVs will reduce our environmental impact.
4. The auto insurance industry will shut down.
5. AVs are already safer than human driving.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/five-myths/five-myths-about-autonomous-vehicles/2019/08/15/245c39bc-bec6-11e9-b873-63ace636af08_story.html