Tragic as it is, it had to happen sooner or later. As you stated time will tell who has the better fatality rate, computer or human.
I don’t believe the first time this happened.
Communism has the highest fatality rate of all and that's really what is behind the driverless car obsession. The left sees a chance to control the masses primary mode of transportation. It's as important as health care. Once the commies control your car they will control your life. Everywhere you go and how long you spend there will be recorded as well as limiting when and where you can go anywhere.
There is no such thing as a driverless car. Someone will always be driving. It just won't be you! Does that make you feel free?
Self driving cars are a utopian dream. We just took a longish visit in DC and VA and I kept telling the wife: how would a driverless car cover that?