Driverless cars seem like an amazing prospect. Given that most crashes are the result of human error – i.e., impairment, speeding, fatigue, carelessness, distraction, etc. – the idea that a fully-automated system could drive our cars for us and take away that margin of error is an exciting notion.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Many large companies are\u00a0jumping on the bandwagon. General Motors recently announced a $500 investment in ride-sharing company Lyft as part of a joint venture to develop self-driving vehicles. Shortly after that, Tesla announced it was hiring a former Apple and AMD software architect veteran to spearhead its Autopilot Engineering team. Other big companies – Google, Apple, Nissan, Uber, Mercedes-Benz, Bosch and Delphi Automotive – each have their own programs in development for self-driving cars.<\/p>\n Still, we may need to hit the brakes on the idea for a while. Aside from the technical challenges that remain, the bigger issue is the regulatory and liability issues.<\/p>\n