Think you may have misread my post - that was exactly my point. Driverless cars as a lease-only thing will have much slower take-up than driverless cars with private ownership. If the only business model is lease, then there will be slow takeup, IMHO. At the moment most people are very much used...
People already pay at least two annual fees associated with car ownership - Vehicle Excise Duty and insurance. I don't think adding one more is going to be a major problem, particularly if it's (at least partly) offset by a reduction in insurance (as personal insurance would presumably cover...