They also won’t be good for the environment if they lead to fewer fatalities. If you can prevent 30k/year car collision related deaths at 20 metric tons of CO2

They also won’t be good for the environment if they lead to fewer fatalities. If you can prevent 30k/year car collision related deaths at 20 metric tons of CO2 per year per person that’s roughly 600,000 metric tons of CO2 per year compounding and just in the US. But of course it’s silly to discuss the environmental impact of self-driving technology like discussing its impact on baking cakes or puppet shows. The same technology can be used for driverless car share or driverless busses that run on renewables. https://www.inspirecleanenergy.com/blog/clean-energy-101/average-american-carbon-footprint https://www.inspirecleanenergy.com/blog/clean-energy-101/ave... https://www.nhtsa.gov/press-releases/2020-fatality-data-show-increased-traffic-fatalities-during-pandemic https://www.nhtsa.gov/press-releases/2020-fatality-data-show...