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I hate the idea of self-driving cars, but it's inevitable. Living in South FL, I have notice a rapid increase in the elderly population over the last 10 years. There have always been old people in Florida, but improvements in healthcare are enabling people to live longer. This is a great thing, but living longer doesn't necessarily mean you should continue to drive well into your 80s, 90s or even older. Unfortunately it is nearly impossible to take away their keys until they do something stupid (like drive into a building), or worse... hurt someone. I don't blame the elderly for wanting to continue to drive. Without transportation you are essentially a prisoner confined to your home. And those of us that are car enthusiast will likely bitch the loudest if someone tries to take our keys away sometime in the distant the future. That being said, the option of having a self-driving car could greatly improve the lives of the elderly and those that share the roads with them.
Ultimately I see "analog" cars will becoming like horses. The vast majority of people stopped using horses for transportation a hundred years ago. That doesn't mean that horses went extinct. Instead, horses have become somewhat of a luxury item. It is not uncommon for people to spend more on a horse than what you would pay for a GT3-RS or even a 918. I suspect that in the future, people will only drive cars on closed courses. Seeing a normal car on the road in the future will be like seeing a horse on one of today's highways. For this reason, I personally think that a well cared for performance car would make a good investment. There's always going to be some rich guy willing to pay top dollar for that special horse, even if there's a chance he gets bucked.
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