&gt;<i>Finally a break point is reached where the legislators see that allowing comparatively death-trap like normal cars on public roads is irresponsible, and they become banned.</i><p>Here&#x27;s why that won&#x27;t happen:  Motorcycles.<p>If motorcycles came into existence in, say, the 1970s, they would&#x27;ve never been made road legal.  However, there&#x27;s too many of them out there nowadays that barring their use through legislation would cause a massive backlash.  Now apply that to cars, of which there are far more, and which they cost people significantly more money to obtain.  Banning them would be political suicide.<p>Non-automated cars will simply be treated like motorcycles.  If you&#x27;re willing to accept the risks and costs, it&#x27;s your choice.  It just eventually (i.e. 2040 or 2050) won&#x27;t make sense for the vast majority of people.