Autopilot seems to be around those numbers which is promising assuming continued improvements. Though it's not currently dramatically safer their is reasonable expectation it will improve over time.
Autopilot seems to be around those numbers which is promising assuming continued improvements. Though it's not currently dramatically safer their is reasonable expectation it will improve over time.
Granted, I am approaching this from the perspective of a more relaxing driving experience not necessarily from a pure safety standpoint. People spend 20,000+ hours driving in a lifetime making that less stressful is a huge benefit even if they are still stuck in their cars and can't get work done.
That will be a huge adjustment that they seem to not be doing.
So any numbers of DUI deaths riding an 1990s semi-broken car is compared to an autopilot death in an expensive state of the art car with great engine, speed, and breaks.
How about we get the deaths per miles for non-coke users driving Tesla-like sports cars?
Even if misleading in the too cautious direction, that would be a better step towards safety than the numbers the car makers give.
Besides the same argument could be made for too much drug testing, against e.g. a snake-oil promoter.