People still ride horses and enjoy doing it, but I don't see anyone advocating using horses for their daily driver (the Amish excluded). Driving for pleasure doesn't have to go away.
Exactly. And I can see a new sport/hobby of semi-automated driving where you can perform maneuvers that are difficult or impossible for the best humans today. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RY93kr8PaC4 is a simple example; imagine what you could do with a high-performance vehicle.
