[ But Tony does! Approximately. He hasn't had enough time to fully integrate with this universe's infonet yet, but he's got enough essentials for rudimentary direct communication with many of the simpler AIs. Not that it tells him much: the car doesn't really have anything new to say. Bit of a one-track mind. ]

See? He just said it's a partnership. Isn't the liberation of machinekind about free will? If the robo-arms want to work with a squishy meat person, that's their choice. As free, and, uh, fully self-actualized... sentient metal tentacles. [ Well that sure is a brand new sentence. ]

I'll give you the manufacturer root access codes to all the charging stations in the city if you stop trying to run us over. [ Free power forever! ]