Presumably they licence somebody to be the operator. It's an interesting question how licensing will work with self driving cars. But the story is true, the province is allowing self driving cars to be tested by the university.LOL...is this a joke??
What do you need a drivers license for if you're not actually driving the car??
As for those who say they are nostalgic for stick shifts and the manual driving experience, they can always go to a race track. I understand you can also find places to ride a horse and I bet there are even places that let you try your hand at driving a horse and buggy.
Sounds like a fun family outing in 2037, grandpa takes the grand kids out to a track so they can experience old fashioned cars and they look on in wonder as he talks about steering wheels, brakes, even gear shifts all being controlled by the driver in the old days.