Nope, with other cars you know the factors that increase your risks (fog, drunk driving, distractions). You can make decisions, like not getting into a car with a drunk friend.
With machine learning you never know when it might mistake the back of a semi for an overpass or soemthing.
Also, not to fear monger too much, but if this ends up happening there will inevitably be a period where people still assume that self driving cars are foolproof, and as a result, a lot of pedestrians/other drivers will get blamed for incidents that weren't in fact their fault.
Thank you for pointing this out. Every time they show road accident statistics as an argument for the safety of self-driving cars or airlines, I wonder how is the risk conditional on me in the vehicle. Surely the risk substantially decreases than the population statistics in case of road accidents, since I am much more prudent than the average. However, the risk remains the same in the case of airlines or self-driving cars since I am not in control.
With machine learning you never know when it might mistake the back of a semi for an overpass or soemthing.