Instead of taking these steps, however, we are fighting about the potential dangers of driverless cars. Now is an important time too, because driverless cars are on the cusp of become more popular. But the current mismatch between the attention to driverless cars and the attention to driver-operated cars is a big mistake. We’re acting as if the status quo is fine, and the only problem is some risky newfangled technology. In reality, the status quo is a public-health crisis, and a preventable one.

Source: New York Times July 27, 2018 12:18 UTC