Originally Posted by kerry

One report I read claimed autopiloted cars have driven many millions of miles without a reported fatality. If so, statistically, that seems to be better than humans. An autopilot can't get drunk nor can it fall asleep. Sure it can fail, but does it fail at a greater or lesser rate than human beings? I'd like to see a richer data set that just one fatality before drawing a conclusion. There's not even any guarantee the driver would have seen the truck in time to stop the collision. People frequently die from hitting vehicles turning left in front of them.
Not that I'm getting one anytime soon for a huge variety of reasons.