Exactly. That’s very optimistic to me. Open highway is one thing, but on surface streets around a big mall area or college campus (intersections, red lights, cross walks, bicyclists, bus stops, pedestrians, dozens/hundreds of other cars all going in various directions, roundabouts, turning lanes, etc.)…yikes. Body parts everywhere!
Apple does have a record of walking into fields they had no part of - music, cell phones - and forever changing things. Maybe they’ve hit on something and believe that another 3-4 years of testing/development gets them where they want to be.
But man…that’s huge. If my iPhone acts up or I can’t download/play a Chris Isaak song, nobody’s gonna die or be crippled for life. Much higher stakes, obviously.