Autopilot has caused me more near-misses than it has prevented. And I only use it on the highway. The statistic would be more useful if 1) only compared to si

Autopilot has caused me more near-misses than it has prevented. And I only use it on the highway. The statistic would be more useful if 1) only compared to similar driving conditions, and 2) driver is not allowed to intervene. As long as the human is there to save things when autopilot goes pear-shaped, it's impossible to say how safe autopilot really is.