I get this desire and commend the author, but I just want self driving cars and so I think we are just stuck with this.
What's the advantage in having a self-driving car?
Why is a self-driving car so important to you? Is it really worth giving up your privacy, and advocating that others should give up theirs, just for some shortcoming in your own capabilities?
That's a hell of a defeatist attitude, and exactly the result they are hoping for.