Self‑driving cars may soon be a common sight on our roads. The industry is working at breakneck speed and investing billions in pioneering technology to create cars that can run safely without human intervention. The question of whether robotic cars will spoil people’s pleasure in driving is no longer even an issue. Individual drivers will have the freedom to choose when to let the “autopilot” take the strain (in congested city streets, for example) and when to take the wheel themselves (perhaps on an inviting stretch of open highway or an alpine pass).