The heavy metals issue with the battery bugs me. It's why I cringe when people say EVs are environmental when they really aren't. Battery day is September the 22nd so it'll be interesting to see what they announce then.
Fully automated driving is a long way off, but it's a hamstrung by regulation as it is by technology. My car, for example CAN stop at traffic lights and stop signs, it CAN be summoned from across a car park, it CAN use the full turning circle to navigate roads.
I know this, because it does all these things in the US, in this country regulations don't allow it.