Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, that's cool... I didn't know about Hivemapper, that's a great project. I thought Tesla's neural net basically compared millions of images to what the vehicle is seeing right now to help it figure out the appropriate action, but checking historical data like what Hivemapper provides seems extremely smart too - it might all come down to processing power.
I really think 100% automated cars could be an absolute dream of efficiency - I hope someone is working on standards that all automated auto manufacturers could follow to try and get that region-wide integration.
The friction between human and AI drivers is probably insurmountable. I expect we'll see flying stuff piloted by AI and other vehicles driven by people.