Will driverless cars really save millions of lives? Lack of data makes it hard to know.
President Obama says automated vehicles could cut the yearly death toll on U.S. roads by tens of thousands. His highway safety chief talks about “a world where we could potentially prevent or mitigate 19 of every 20 crashes on the road.” Uber says self-driving cars “can help save millions of lives” worldwide. Their message is clear: Robots will be better drivers than we are.
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