You make an important point. This is something I see a lot of people gloss over in these discussions. It's a question that both sides of the discussion claim a

You make an important point. This is something I see a lot of people gloss over in these discussions. It's a question that both sides of the discussion claim answers to, and both sound reasonable. The only real answer is data. As you've said, killing 100% of the time in the 1% scenarios may very well be better than humans driving all the time. Better, as defined by less human life lost / injuries. Though, one minor addition to that - is human perception. Even if numerically I've got a better chance to survive, not be injured, etc - in a 99% perfect auto-car, I'm not sure I'd buy it. Knowing that if I hear that buzzer I'm very likely to die is.. a bit unsettling. Personally I'm just hoping for more advanced cruise control with radar identifying 2+ cars ahead of me knowing about upcoming stops/etc. It's a nice middle ground for me, until we get the Lvl5 thing.