People would rather play on their phones vs actually driving.
Yeah people are going to die because of semi-autonomous cars.
But in the long run it'll be far fewer than the idiots driving around today.
The US has some of the highest road fatality rates in the world
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ted_death_rate
So you can understand why US government agencies are fully behind automation
https://www.nhtsa.gov/technology-inn...ehicles-safety
It has nothing to with freedom of choice or driver training.
As usual, it's stupid people taking away that choice for the rest of us.