Source 4 Con: Many experts see the shipping industry as the first major issue for autonomous vehicles on public roadways, which carries different potential hazards rather than sedans or taxis, including:
The inability of most current infrastructure (e.g. buildings, roads, power supplies) to respond to mistakes, errors, or deficiencies made by autonomous vehicle could lead to accidents.
The risk of operators becoming distracted and relying on the self-driving vehicle to respond to unexpected situations, slowing down any required reaction time in the case of an incident.
The cyber security threat of vehicles being hacked to steal the vehicle, its contents, or the owner’s personal information; or to be used in terrorism.
Unexpected malfunctions with software systems that lead to accidents.