I don’t believe this technology will lower death tolls on the roads, any more than automated trains lower deaths in the subways. I have a hard time trusting imperfect software designed by imperfect humans.
Not to mention, Islamic terrorists are one thing, but left-wing terrorists are still a danger, and they are the ones pushing for this kind of technology.
You have hit on the big pink elephant in the room. Driverless cars have twice the accident rate of vehicles with drivers. “They’re usually hit from behind in slow-speed crashes by inattentive or aggressive humans unaccustomed to machine motorists that always follow the rules and proceed with caution.”