Self driving cars are absolutely the future, but I think full electric will take a while to fully catch on unless gas prices go beyond $4.00 again.
When you drive manually, you are the only person learning from your experience. But when an AI drives, every single self driving car gets a little bit better. It's really incredible.
Now I think the real magic will be when this tech is common. If we can eliminate human error from the roadway, traffic fatalities will plummet. Personally, it will still be hard for me to give up control to a computer, but it's exciting to think about.