As long as we've wandered into 'Predicting the Future' territory ...
- Gasoline will be available for our (remaining) life spans. The oil majors still have too much clout for it to be banned or legislated away.
- Fully autonomous will only be practical with a massive overhaul of our travel infrastructure (universal 5G. sensors, transmitters, etc. embedded in the road and all signs, etc.). Given we can't even repair/upgrade the roads now, I don't see that happening any time soon (note instead of 'coming together' to fight a pandemic, we have further split into two warring factions, with no 'common ground' much less a 'common good' between them).
- The 'nannies' are both blessing and curse; become too dependent on them any you'll pay, one way or another. The man who farms our almonds' wife's Yukon got hit by a Tesla--arguably the most nearly 'self-driving' car--because the driver of the Tesla didn't even bother to look before backing-out of a parking slot and expected the car's warning system to sound, and it didn't. The back-up obstacle system in my Mustang seemed to work OK, before I discovered it can't detect the large plastic trash cans we put our trash in (I was paying attention, but expected the warning system to help me get as close as possible).
Anyway, these predictions are partly why I sold my dad's '55 T-Bird and '65 Mustang at a bit below 'market' value. Both went to good homes, and I was leery of having a bunch of tire-kickers coming around my elderly mom's house (BaT wasn't an option; I have neither the time or interest to properly conduct an online auction).