Many think transport will be totally automated in the future.Just dial in the destination and sit back.Automatic transmission is usually termed the idiot proof method and like all the modern vehicles ,makes a bad driver look better than they are.The only danger in this ,is ,a false confidence in your own ability being the result. Fully automatic public transport is a certainty.Even trucks are having semi auto trans systems fitted now,by EATON/AIRPRODUCTS ,MERCEDES etc etc to name but two or three.