35,000 fatalities on US roads every year.
They don’t drink and drive or get distracted with texting.
It is anticipated that the death toll will plummet.
So insurance companies want it. Ride sharing (Uber) want it, the main cost is the driver. The trucking industry wants it, the main cost is the driver.
It remains to be seen if a consumer will buy one, although I think the inevitable is, once-proven, it’ll be a required feature (like ABS).
How long to become the new target for hacking amusement? Taking someone for a joy ride becomes the new swatting ...?