Your biggest challenge is the fact that hardly anyone really needs or wants this technology, thus there will be no significant market for it. Seniors? They tend to resist anything new, least of all something that could go completely out of control with no warning. The taxicab industry? Sorry, but I see no advantage for the consumer in hailing a driverless cab over a conventional one. And the companies will balk when all the additional costs of purchasing, maintaining and insuring these vehicles become clear -- especially when most of their clients will continue to prefer traditional taxis, with drivers who can assist them with their luggage, help them in and out of their seats, if handicapped, etc.,(reply>), To think autonomous cars will not needed or accepted by the public is similar to saying people wont need to fly or go to the moon.  Autonomous vehicles will greatly improve traffic, reduce accidents and push artificial intelligence to the next level.  The amount of data on current road conditions, the way people use the existing roads like increase in bicycle usage to people crossing streets which dont have cross walks to live pot hole alerts, the benefits are infinite.  There be a point where humans will be the major blocker of traffic inefficiency, likely to cause fees associated to drive manually during heavy traffic periods.,(reply>), @winomaster You seriously underestimate the cost of all the sensors, computers, programming, upgrades, etc. that will be needed, not to mention the continual maintenance that would be required to meet the demands of the insurance companies. Companies such as Lyft and Uber don't even purchase their own vehicles, the drivers provide their own. If these companies go to self driving cars they'll have to make a huge upfront investment before they even get started.,(reply>), Half the cost of a cab is in the driver.  Yet you can't see how a driverless cab could work financially for the company.  That's quite a statement.<br><br>If an elderly person has baggage, they can call a conventional cab.  Both type cabs will be available.<br><br>"Nobody really needs or wants this technology."<br><br>Really?  Who doesn't want half price cab rides?  And once the electric car tech matures, the cost of the car and fuel is expected to drop to a tenth of the ICE car, given the longer life of the electric car.  The cost of rides will become so cheap, the trouble of cleaning it up once a week won't be worth the bother.  Will you want the expense of building a garage on your house?,(reply>), I watched most, but not all. What do you think I missed?,(reply>), you didn't watch the speech or?