California Legislators Approve Robot Cars on Public Roads: Do You?

What, taking away one of our last freedoms ?? I drive between 200 and 300 miles-a-day, mainly in greater Los Angeles and wouldn't dream of having it done automatically, if I would dream it would be a nightmare. Where is the pleasure, one can take as well a bus. I do not question or worry about a danger this could bring, computers are very reliable, IF people do not mess with them. In my career of IT tech I very selden see something wich is computer related, most if not all the problems come from the connection between the seat and the keyboard (read: the operator).
A computer cannot think nor reason. This brings a potential problem in my mind. Take a long line of automatic cars on the freeway, all running at the legal speed and on a safe distance from each other according to the weather conditions.
Scenario one: an automatic car is on the onramp an wants to merge but the space between the cars is too small, is it going to sit there forever ? Now, we humans, see that problem and or slow down to let them in or move over to the left.
Scenario two: same line of automatic cars, you a human, drive in the middle lane and have to take the offramp. Being a human, you may "force" things a bit and squeeze between two automatic cars. The car behind you immeditately senses that and slows down or brakes, the car behind that one, has to slow down and brake almost twice as hard and so on untill the tenth "robot" cannot slow down anymore and rearends the 9th. Or does this "robot" make the decision to change lane, IF he can.
Scenario three: Again freeway, light traffic. An automatic car come on the freeway, accelerates to the legal speed and joins the line, another one and another one until we have a continuous line, all automatic cars following ech other. The freeway is full, in the right lane, the other lanes are still vacant because all cars run at the same speed and thus there is no need to overtake. When, and based on what will a "robot" "think" of changing lanes.
Scenario four: Again the continuous line of automatic cars at the legal speed and a safe distance from each other. Somehow an automatic car ventured in the second lane, only now it nears the exit, what is going to happen as to its logic it cannot merge ??
Apart from all those questions I dread having this taken away from me. True is it will be long time before this would be the only option but it is a decline of the quality of life.
Another thing is that the state would see a drastic drop in revenue as speeding would become a thing of the past. And you know what the state will do to compensate: indeed, new and/or higher taxes.

Apparently my profile is wrong, I am 53 and drove daily since and the last 20 years 200 to 300 miles daily. Depends also on what car you drive. Currently I am using a Range Rover with the compressor and 510 Hp on tap as my daily driver. I doubt that you ever had the pleasure of driving a V12 at full bore. An unforgettable experience. The most memorable drive was in a (borrowed) Ferrari Daytona Scaglietti convertible from LA to Vegas. Once past Barstow we drove it flat out (we were with 2 Ferraris). The song of that V12, the wind in the hair and the feel of that car going 150 Mph + is unforgattable. But we do not have to go exotic to have fun, three of the most pleasurable cars I ever had were a couple of 1967 Shelby Cobra's, a convertible and a coupe (for the unitiated two Mustangs on steroids) and the third, a lowly 1942 Jeep. The last proving that we do not need speed per se to have fun. I had my share of cars, a Maserati Ghibly, Maserati Bora, Lotus Elite, a 1974 Gran Torino wagon with a 450 police interceptor engine (factory original) to name but a few. Now, being older I still love those cars but prefer room and cpmfort, so I had a few Suburbans (454's) and even a Ford Excursion. But, since the beginning I also drove Range Rovers and LOVE them. \
We do not need exotic or facy cars to enjoy te ride however (exotics can be a pain in the ... and dig a hole in the wallet), even mainstream cars can be fun. Proof, one of my alltime fun cars, cars with the highest FPM ratio (FPM = Fun Per Mile) is an www2 army jeep with a top speed of almost 60 miles an hour. And I do not take into account the off-road factor, a Jeep is a ton of fun to drive around, especially ni the city. It can be kind of a drag on the freeway, but still. It is not suitable for long distances the short wheelbase making the ride very choppy and tiring. Speed is a factor, yes, but not a necessity, I LOVE puttering around in a very fast car.
Oh, and by the way, drive responsibly, same as drinking. Keep your speed ALWAYS in proportion of the condition, meaning the capabilities of the car, the road, the traffic and the weather. Driving a limo, a grossly overbuild and underegineered car at 90 miles is lethal, while driving a Porsche for example at the same speed is just warming up
So, in conclusion, would you have had the good fortune of driving a fun car in your commutem you probably would not feel that way now and I do feel sorry for you, you missed a heck lot of fun during those 40 years.