[polak]

Originally Posted by kevman

You mean like the Toyota's that accelerated when they weren't suppose to?

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/toyota-u...has-killed-89/

Or how about the Chevy's that turned themselves off?

http://www.mlive.com/auto/index.ssf/...elated_22.html

Things have broken on cars since they started making cars. That will continue to be the case. Self driving cars will however eventually remove driver error which is the number one leading cause of current accidents.

If you recall the Toyota thing was a massive deal. The thing is, there is no alternative to the car. People still needed to drive to work so hearing about the Toyota issue didn't stop them from driving, it did hurt Toyota sales though and I'm sure every Toyota owner made sure they weren't part of the effected cars.

If something similar happens to the Toyota situation with self driving cars early on, I think that would be a nail in the coffin for the whole idea. Would you buy a self driving car that had just killed someone randomly due to some stupid malfunction when you can keep driving regular cars and avoid that situation completely? Probably for less money and effort too?