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If you needed any convincing that there still is a lot of sorting out to do when it comes to autonomous cars, all you need do is look at some of the conflicting and even confusing headlines about the subject. On the same day that Yahoo.com proclaimed “Self-Driving Cars Are Coming Soon to a Highway Near You,” The Motley Fools Web site, Fool.com went 180 degrees the other way, saying, “Why the Hype Around Autonomous Cars is (Slightly) Premature.”