Self-driving cars sure have sparked a lot of buzz, haven’t they? **California** and **Arizona** already gave the green light for these tech wonders to roam their roads. It’s like watching a sci-fi movie come to life! Meanwhile, **Florida** is also getting curious and pondering if they should jump on this futuristic bandwagon. Imagine cruising down the highway with your hands off the wheel—sounds like a new age of travel, right? The folks who love staying ahead in tech trends would surely find this captivating. Stay tuned, because this story is just getting started!

But how soon can you expect to own one? Probably not any time soon.

A recent study showed that while the technology to operate a self-driving car is ready for commercial use, and even for use for special circumstances, it is not quite ready for mass production. That means that a select few people might get one within the next few years. People with special needs, or companies which deliver cargo to predetermined locations will likely be able to use them within the next five years, but most of us will need to wait.

Even when the self-driving car technology is ready for mass production that doesn’t mean everyone will be rushing out to get one. In fact, for as many people who have expressed an interest in lounging in the backseat while the car does the driving, there are many more people who simply refuse to relinquish control of their vehicle (and their life) to a machine. They also enjoy the thrill of driving and say nothing will ever tempt them into giving up that feeling.

Whether or not you want a self-driving car, or whether or not you want to share the road with a self-driving car, it seems likely they will eventually be available to you. But it hardly seems something that you should worry about because it likely won’t happen until a generation comes along more willing to accept and embrace it.