Driverless cars seem like a good idea but when you have gawd awful conditions to drive in, I doubt they'll be any good. My guess is an auto-pilot like in modern aircraft will the top tier for long distance bound trucks and cars.,(reply>), +omegafolf The autopiloted commercial aircraft today is probably the best analogy for what "driverless cars" will become once the technology is mature enough - or at the very least, that's the example the legal system will draw from in making laws about "driverless cars".