The failure modes of a new driving system are going to be distributed differently than the old system. This is exactly the same flawed argument as "we should ban all human drivers because in the situation where they get drunk they have lots of accidents and self-driving cars don't have that problem".

That said, I suspect there is some systematic issue with Tesla's system and flashing lights, and I bet they are working like demons to identify and fix it already.

which unfortunately also makes them less predictable for other drivers and thus harder to account for/react to in time

Humans should never do it, but I'd be surprised if it happened less than once a week.

Really? Not steering into a stopped, highly visible emergency vehicle with its lights on?

Humans do a lot of dumb, irresponsible things on the road, but this is not one of them.

It shouldn't even be a question, seriously?

This cop[1] tells a lady not to stand between the vehicles because she will get killed if his patrol car gets hit, and seconds later it happens and he says "just like that".

>this is not one of them.

Yes[2], this[3] is[4] one[5] of[6] them[7].

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZDIwaRWCl0

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97D3llj0KSQ

[3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pV5FrWTATDY

[4] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loex5U9zD0s

[5] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khz9hlpvhko

[6] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyaa6zEHZ2Q

[7] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piT4lZBGU4w

This is the reality of the situation and, frankly, should be a top-level comment. I don't really have a horse in this overall race but IMO your factual perspective is spot-on -- this has happened, plenty of times, by actual humans.

Just like anything else, it may not be common (or it may be 'uncommon') but, to say that it never happens, is plainly, clearly and objectively false.