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A third of all fatalities are caused by drunk drivers. That's easier to solve than self-driving cars. Another big chunk are weather related, driving at night, driving while sleepy, etc. The median driver is pretty safe, there are better ways to spend money than building automated car toys for them to play with.


That may be a US number. Other places that have stricter drunk driving laws, or that culturally have less drinking, can also have much worse road safety.

AVs can also solve other problems like efficiency and surge-ability in public transportation. Not just a toy for the rich.




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