> at some point software has to let people take their hands off the wheel At that point, drivers shouldn't be expected to put their hands back on the wheel. T

> at some point software has to let people take their hands off the wheel At that point, drivers shouldn't be expected to put their hands back on the wheel. They should be in the backseat, which is Google's plan. There isn't time to put your hands back on the wheel in the event of a car accident. Planes get minutes to react to errors. Cars have seconds. Car drivers are more akin to train conductors who, these days, have complex deadman's switches that guarantee the conductor is still focused on driving the train.