It should be illegal by default until the OEM proves it's safe with paid safety drivers.
Legal by default is an insane state of affairs.
It should be illegal by default until the OEM proves it's safe with paid safety drivers.
Legal by default is an insane state of affairs.
Freedom isn't just individual freedom. It's also protection from idiots who beta-test SDCs on roads that me and my kids are on.
How do I know this is a bad situation? It has literally killed dozens of people already.
Note that all the regulation was useless in the Boeing case, the FAA ultimately allowed Boeing to self-inspect using contractors. The same is happening with drugs.
You may be underestimating the risk of human drivers. Given the choice of sharing the road with 10,000 tesla, waymo, zoox, etc. self-driving cars vs. 10,000 human-driven cars, which would you choose for you and your kids?