People die in a lot of other ways too. This is favoring the death I cause over the death a machine does.

http://wfdd.org/post/why-we-judge-algorithmic-mistakes-more-...

Of course. I should clarify that I fully support self-driving cars. I've done research in the area, and I'm a big believer in their promise.

In fact, that's why I'm so aghast at these guys. They're (at best) delivering a 50% solution that will require human intervention. But their marketing strongly implies that you will be able to divert your attention from the road. A single bad self-driving implementation will poison the well for many years.