Editor's Note: This story first appeared on CarInsurance.com and is reprinted here with their permission. Click here for the original post.

Dwelling on the future of driverless cars has become something of a cottage industry among technology and automotive gurus.

Everything from when the vehicles could finally be available for consumers to the insurance implications have steered the national conversation in lively directions. What we know, at this point in the evolution, is that it's going to take much more research and testing before autonomous vehicles are seen as safe enough to satisfy transportation officials and attract a mass-market.

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