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I’m not sure your risk analysis is correct, if the driver is going to do those activities anyway, without the aid of self driving tech. People already do thing

I’m not sure your risk analysis is correct, if the driver is going to do those activities anyway, without the aid of self driving tech. People already do things like grab food from the backseat, fiddle with the music, read their texts etc.. while driving. Are they less of a risk to those around them if they have some self driving guard rails? I would argue very likely yes. Your conclusion of “you’re bad if you do this, so don’t do it” is rarely going to change human behavior. Giving people a tool to make the behavior they already want to do much safer is more likely to succeed.

gofreddygo 3y ago
My knee jerk reaction was to point out the flaws in your argument, but I figure thats not constructive, so here goes. My first point is that taking eyes off the road while driving is risky business whether in a 2024 FSD Tesla or a 1996 Toyota tacoma. It's clear we don't want that. My second point is the risk is entirely on the driver, and the people involved in the crash, not the producer of the technology who absolves themselves of all liability from the use and effects of said technology. My personal experience that formed my opinion on this is that the technology is not ready to be fully trusted, not to the extent of taking eyes off the road (which really brought out my instinctive comment). I will agree that this does have potential to avoid some crashes. But human nature would make us sloppier drivers.