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Just because some humans are bad at driving doesn't mean that a computer will automatically be better. One day perhaps, but almost certainly not in our lifetimes. They will be nowhere near powerful enough to adequately process that data for decades if not centuries.
Security is a huge risk too. If cars are all talking to each other then they can be hacked and used as weapons, perhaps in a terrorist attack. That will be a 'when', not an 'if'.
If by some chance driverless cars are developed to such a degree that they do take over the roads, can you imagine how road laws designed for humans might change?
A robot's in charge of each car now, so maybe urban speed limits can be 100mph, and all the traffic lights can be removed. Of course you've no chance of being allowed to cycle on that road. Or even cross it. That would be way too dangerous.
If the problem we have is too many cars doing too many journeys, the answer is not a car. It's more likely to be reliable fast internet, enabling de-urbanisation and remote working.
After all, we don't even have driverless tube trains yet, and those buggers are on rails.