The problem is there is no apples to apples comparison. Self-driving cars currently only handle the most basic, easy conditions so they have great safety statis

The problem is there is no apples to apples comparison. Self-driving cars currently only handle the most basic, easy conditions so they have great safety statistics. Unfortunately, there is no accident data for humans which is confined to this type of driving. In fact, humans are probably quite good at driving on flat, straight roads with clearly demarcated road lines and the such. Most human accidents will almost certainly take place in conditions in which even Elon Musk would not suggest you test your Tesla's autonomous features. >How can they be expected to prove their safety record to you without driving hundreds of millions of miles on public roads? They're already provably safer than humans in artificial "test course" scenarios. If they are so ingenious as to build a self-driving car, you are telling me they can't think of a way to actually do an apples to apples test? Or is it that they don't want to prove their cars are safer? Or is it that they don't want to pay to prove their cars are safer?