Volvo ' s North American CEO complained that their autonomous prototype vehicle could not drive accurately due to the poor condition of lane markings while being test driven in California . If self driving cars can ' t work properly in the ideal conditions of California , how in the flying fuck does anyone think they will work in the icy , snow covered , obscured , and obstacle strewn environment of Calgary ? a u t o s a u t o n o m o u s i nfrastructureinsigidUSKCN 0 WX 131 I am not saying that the technology won ' t eventually overcome these challenges , it ' s just not as close as some people think with visions of driverless trucks , taxis , and all manner of vehicles working autonomously in the next few years . <| sep |> He ' s never advocated a theocracy in the US .