Originally Posted by zippinbye

Just as soon as autonomous rideshare cars stop eliminating pedestrians and stopping randomly for extended periods at intersections (recently witnessed a robot car doing just that in Scottsdale), start the timer. I give it two human generations. But by that time the tall order will be reassembly of people's cell structure, as they sort out Star Trek-stlye transporters. "Beam me to New Delhi," no First Class amenities required as your atoms scramble across time and the globe. Citing an old Dolph Lundgren quote, "you go in pieces."