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apropos, Tim Harford is an economist and an author of multiple exceptional books on economics targeted to the general public, not a reporter. He manages to show how deeply fascinating economics is and that economic phenomena are part of the fabric of not just our societies, but the very natural world. I highly recommend his "Undercover Economist" and other books.
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The Firefly was a joke. They had to install steering wheels shortly after getting them. The vehicles saw very little use.
I disagree it was a "joke"; I'd say it was a concept car - their vision of the future. They need steering wheels because they're still testing them, but the Firefly is the goal.
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Waymo agrees with you, that's why their custom prototype car (the Firefly) didn't even have a steering wheel.
The Firefly was a joke. They had to install steering wheels shortly after getting them. The vehicles saw very little use.
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I'm thinking about actual usage, not the UX.
I'm not sure what distinction you're drawing here. It's a prototype vehicle, where the self driving features are experimental and not certified by a third party. Extra safety systems are necessary that might not be reasonable once the tech is polished and regulated.