What was so disruptive about the Model A? The Model T was a much bigger factor, I should think.

What about the 2020 election?

And the proper possessive form of "it" is "its." No apostrophe.

I really don't get what you're talking about & it sounds like it might be interesting.

disruptive to our social fabric.

Trafic regulations are a major source of stress as it stands now. What will it do once the car itself has the task of following the rules of the road? ... no more speeding tickets, no more red light cameras, no more DUIs, blind and elderly people just as able to get themselves around as anybody else ...

There's a lot of upside to this.

Just think of the economic impact on towns and cities because of that. Hugely disruptive for many that survive based on that revenue stream.

Not that they should, but circumstances have forced many to rely on it.

Job loss without the political will and ideological structure to institute a GMI, subsidize and retrain, or otherwise do anything but punish the unemployed.

who is to blame?

will optimize gas and/or battery usage, so that's a plus, too.

What will the negative parts of the "disruption" be?

There's a whole economy built around bad drivers.

But the US does not have the ideological structure or social attitudes to implement automation without it destroying society and leading to Elysium scenarios.

Delivery drivers, bus drivers, taxi drivers, truck drivers, etc.

The idea makes me uncomfortable.