[ClearBlueSky]

I am not opposed to driverless cars, or robotic physicians, or 'smart' technology of any kind. I DOUBT the level of intelligence developing and programming such technology. We are tending to invent things before we work out all the bugs or develop the ability to control future problems. If your computer needs a 'patch' for a bug, well that only affects you as a user. If a robotic car develops a 'bug' while in use it can mow people down.

What will be interesting to see is the new crop of lawyers who will specialize in defending the robot cars in injury/death cases. Who do you sue? The car itself, the manufacturer, the programmer? Or will we actually have incidents where NO one is responsible for death or injury?

[MortMan]

Software is only as good as its requirements, generally. I see the issues with logic, completeness, and especially ambiguity in the aerospace industry, and I have in the past seen that aerospace is decades ahead of automotive.

Bad requirements almost never yield good software.