> If the autocars are less likely to kill me than human drivers, I'm for the autocars. I think this situation is a bit different than the arrival of air travel

> If the autocars are less likely to kill me than human drivers, I'm for the autocars. I think this situation is a bit different than the arrival of air travel or even the automobile, because with all those technologies, humans were still making, or validating, all the life-and-death decisions (barring technical failure). I also think the kind of death we're talking about matters a whole lot. What if autos were incredibly safe, but far more prone than ordinary drivers to running over small children and pets? Would society accept that? Many people are not comfortable with impenetrable algorithms managing their safety on a mass scale, or indeed, with making any conscious decisions at all when it comes to "trolley problem" issues. And that discomfort is well within their rights. Technological progress is not a divine edict, but something that society has to negotiate and agree upon. The debate should be respected.