I think you have a good grasp of these issues @crytp.piotr. Obviously no one can predict or say what will happen precisely but, I look at the trends and I am not too alarmed by them.
I recently began work as a ride share driver for Lyft (similar to Uber). Both Lyft and Uber recently involved with IPO stock offering. What some ride share drivers aren't aware of, is that the purpose of those stock offerings is to generate capital to put directly into driverless car technology. Both Lyft and Uber want to have a fleet of driverless cars and it may be that maintaining a human driver fleet is just a stepping stone for these companies.
As a Lyft driver, should I be worried? Not really. First of all, I understand that the AI technology will only enrich the service provided, but it will not eliminate the niche for human drivers. I forsee as many accidents and mishaps created by AI (driverless) cars than many riders are willing to risk.
This will make AI cars less expensive while creating a "premium" value for human drivers... I think human drivers will end up making even more money.
This is just one narrow aspect of AI technology taking over where I predict it will have a good outcome for me personally.
Dear @jbgarrison72
Thank you again for your super-valuable feedback. I absolutely love reading your comments!
Personally I cannot imagine using such a technology. Knowing that "car can kill me" scares me more than idea that human mistake could do that.
Idea of car being hacked is even more scary.
Yours
Piotr
I agree with you @crypto.piotr... I will not be volunteering to ride in driverless cars (and the companies involved know that most of my age demographic share that sentiment). It's the zennials that this tech is generally aimed at.
Dear @jbgarrison72
Thx for comment.
I wonder how things will change once someone important will die in this kind of car and it will turn out that car has been hacked. If something like that would go viral - it may potentially destroy trust towards this entire industry.
Cheers
Piotr