We don't need more government in our lives. However instead of all that overbearing safety equipment, why not just have automatic driving? > "when any driver i

We don't need more government in our lives. However instead of all that overbearing safety equipment, why not just have automatic driving? > "when any driver is supposed to be in full control of the vehicle at any given time?" Because this is not reality. Nobody is in full awareness and control of the vehicle at all times, that's just how humans work. Even if we were, we still don't have the same reaction speeds. If you actually watch the Tesla examples, you'll lots of aware drivers who just didn't notice or react in time to a collision. Your entire premise is faulty. We can't work with what should be but rather what actually is.