"Firstly this is comparing autopilot to self driving" No I was not. I understand autopilot is not self driving. But since even basic collision detection is sti

"Firstly this is comparing autopilot to self driving" No I was not. I understand autopilot is not self driving. But since even basic collision detection is still difficult the step from autopilot to self driving will take years imho. "Second there is the fact that cars that are self driving will still crash at launch." Maybe. But imho that day will still be years from now. "Finally, I guess, will people believe in the statistics or will they go with their beliefs." When self driving is ready for the road I believe it will be much safer than people behind the wheel. Systems like adaptive cruise control, lane keeping and autopilot are already safer than people. The problem right now is that all the 'glitches' are potential deadly. Imagine all the cars in the world would to become self driving with the current tech. It would be a mess. The moment self driving cars would make less of a mess than humans it will be ready for the road.