> Until then it is just yet another programming language with an AOT compiler, whwre there is already a plethora to chose from.

Well, the borrow checker and safe manual memory management are unique features that allow moving a lot of code that previously had to be C++ for performance reasons to a safe language. (I've elaborated why safe dialects of Ada and such are not the same in previous posts.) I wouldn't characterize Rust as "just yet another systems programming language".