>> See my last paragraph.

> The risk to stealing is directly proportional to the chance of getting caught, which broadly correlates into something unexpected happening, which is drastically diminished by not having a human driver.

You're missing the forest for the trees. A human witness is a deterrent because our court system says they are.

"Sir / Madame, could you pick the person you believe robbed your vehicle out of this lineup?"

Shooting out the engine of a vehicle traveling at a constant 55-85 mph down a straight interstate is a turkey shoot if you have the proper caliber.

I thought this was HN? The technical and creative requirements for this theft barely rise to "a bored Tuesday at the dorms."