> They are wise to allow this because self-driving cars increase safety. In Health and Safety we prefer to rephrase this as decreases danger. Same as "more sec

> They are wise to allow this because self-driving cars increase safety. In Health and Safety we prefer to rephrase this as decreases danger. Same as "more secure" in Computer Security should be phrased "less insecure". In Bainbridge's, "Ironies of Automation" (1982) [0], one of the paradoxes highlighted is the amplified impact of failures in automated systems, despite their infrequency. This is in stark contrast to the more frequent, yet less consequential mishaps of the past. An illustrative example from the article is the scenario of autonomous vehicles obstructing access to a burning building. This implies a shift in the nature of accidents - from numerous individual incidents causing fatalities, to fewer but more catastrophic events. For instance, instead of 100 separate fatal crashes, there might be a single incident resulting in 20 deaths. [0] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1474667017628970 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S147466701...