The first question should really be: "Is autopilot+human drivers safer than human drivers alone?" If it isn't, it would be arguably criminal to allow drivers ac

The first question should really be: "Is autopilot+human drivers safer than human drivers alone?" If it isn't, it would be arguably criminal to allow drivers access to it. As with most technological breakthroughs, there will be a learning curve (euphemism for death in a car crash in this case). As long as it is an improvement over human drivers, it is a net good, I would argue. From this perspective, even if Tesla is releasing a system with flaws, it is BETTER than the alternative: more humans dying by driving their own cars. Imagine if they waited to release a more perfect autopilot system, wouldn't that be keeping a valuable safety system off the road? This is only true, of course, if autopilot is actually safer than a human. From what I have read, there is little data to support either conclusion. Lacking proof that such a system is actually safer, Tesla should take the conservative engineering decision and reduce or eliminate drivers' access to such a system until enough data is available to make a conclusive statement on safety.