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This crash, as well as the one where a Tesla crashed into a concrete barrier are evidence that their tech is not ready for release. But then you're forced to c

This crash, as well as the one where a Tesla crashed into a concrete barrier are evidence that their tech is not ready for release. But then you're forced to compare the autopilot accident rates against the regular old human accident rates. When you do that, the autopilot wins every time. Put another way, I'd be comfortable getting into one of these today. I trust the computer's bugs a lot more than I trust my own. I also trust its reaction time above my own, which is more likely to keep me safe if someone else does something stupid.

YCode 9y ago
That's a major flaw in people's thinking about autopilot programs. An autopilot doesn't have to be 100% safe, it just needs to be significantly safer than a human pilot and in the long run it will save lives. I think the fallacy is thinking that it's okay for humans to be flawed but machines should be infallible.
- rohit2412 9y ago
  Why are your options autopilot can unaided human? Wouldn't you compare autopilot va autopilot assisted human? That is, where the autopilot is a passive system that only comes into play to prevent accidents.