This discussion should probably start from commercial rather than passenger vehicles. In the latter category the driver is usually the owner as well as the cargo and the principle agent (my driving pleasure). There is an inherent distortion in the discussion around what the current drivers imagine they'd want.
Commercial vehicles live or die on their economics alone. Separating concerns in this way makes the issues clearer. Assuming they become established in the commercial market, producers can then address the consumer market. At that point, car drivers may rationally decide whether they'd prefer to pay the prevalent market premium for not using a self-driving vehicle.
Amazon might never deliver by drone, but the market for micro-deliveries by autonomous, wheeled vehicle could be huge.
Commercial vehicles live or die on their economics alone. Separating concerns in this way makes the issues clearer. Assuming they become established in the commercial market, producers can then address the consumer market. At that point, car drivers may rationally decide whether they'd prefer to pay the prevalent market premium for not using a self-driving vehicle.
Amazon might never deliver by drone, but the market for micro-deliveries by autonomous, wheeled vehicle could be huge.