A brief look at https://www.nhtsa.gov/ https://www.nhtsa.gov/ reveals that more data is available than I thought, along with a roadmap to full automation (http

A brief look at https://www.nhtsa.gov/ https://www.nhtsa.gov/ reveals that more data is available than I thought, along with a roadmap to full automation (https://www.nhtsa.gov/technology-innovation/automated-vehicles-safety https://www.nhtsa.gov/technology-innovation/automated-vehicl...). I'm glad this is being looked at, and it seems that they are in favor of automation. That being said, the data is there for comparison/analysis. One major benefit of autonomous vehicles is that they are certainly better reporters than humans. They need not rely on the fallible memories of human drivers when data from sensors, cameras, internal system monitoring etc is out there living in the data-center. A complete snapshot of an event for replay removes any uncertainty from the equation. Simply put, these systems are designed to provide optimal data that should be captured for analysis. I am not a Luddite here, I think that it is possible for machines to be more effective drivers than humans. As a consumer/pedestrian however, I am skeptical of any claims without actionable (open) data being provided. *edit whoops don't know HN link formatting :)