They've been doing this for nearly 30 years now, to varying degrees. It all started with ABS. Then they added traction control, then they added regenerative bra

They've been doing this for nearly 30 years now, to varying degrees. It all started with ABS. Then they added traction control, then they added regenerative braking (for EV's) and so on. It's been decades since your brake pedal has had a direct mechanical connection to your drums and your calipers. Even ABS adds computers and sensors between your pedal and the brake. Generally, these systems are very reliable, but occasionally things go wrong. So far the analysis has been over an order of magnitude of lives have been saved by using this technology than have been lost due to its going awry. Ultimately, this is the argument that's going to be used for self-driving cars.