By Gregory Fink, Source: The Huffington Post

Adam Jonas isn’t Nostradamus, but the Morgan Stanley analyst is predicting the road to complete vehicle autonomy will begin in 2026. What’s more, he says the technology will eventually reach 100 percent market penetration two decades later.

If Jonas is to be believed, that means we’ll all be passengers in our cars pretty soon.

In a report to analysts earlier this week, Jonas said his company sees “autonomous cars contributing $5.6 trillion in economic savings globally.”

A chart from the report outlines the beginnings of an autonomous car “utopia,” wherein autonomous cars will overcome liability and infrastructure issues, in 2026. Prior to 2026, Morgan Stanley predicts our cars will be able to be driven autonomously, but the driver will need to remain attentive in the case of an emergency, as the infrastructure for autonomous cars will not be fully developed.