Except that doesn't work if you're trying to produce a safe product. Investigations into crashes in the airline industry have proven that removing pilots from

Except that doesn't work if you're trying to produce a safe product. Investigations into crashes in the airline industry have proven that removing pilots from active participation in the control loop of the airplane results in distraction and an increased response time when an abnormal situation occurs. Learning how to deal with this is part of pilots' training, plus they have a co-pilot to keep an eye on things and back them up. An imperfect self driving vehicle is the worst of all worlds: they lull the driver into the perception that the vehicle is safe while not being able to handle abnormal situations. The fact that there are multiple crashes on the record where Telsas have driven into stationary trucks and obstacles on roads is pretty damning proof that drivers can't always react in the time required when an imperfect self driving system is in use. They're not intrinsically safe. At the very least drivers should be required additional training to operate these systems. Like pilots, drivers need to be taught how to recognize when things go awry and react to possible failures. Anything less is not rooted in safety culture, and it's good to see there are at least a few people starting to shine the light on how these systems are being implemented from a safety perspective.