Barrie Kirk of the Canadian Automated Vehicles Centre of Excellence predicted that as cars become more reliable at driving themselves, passengers will pursue simple dalliances to occupy their time. Already, news reports have featured Tesla passengers reading newspapers and brushing their teeth while the car’s autopilot system does the steering.
But having sex, he said, is "one of several things people will do which will inhibit their ability to respond quickly when the computer says to the human, 'Take over."'
