Each year, 1.2 million people are killed in traffic accidents globally, with 90 percent of them being caused by human error. Self-driving cars, with their software, sensors, and computers, would eliminate the human factor from driving, thus making it safer to do so. As proof of this, in its six years of existence, Google’s self-driving car has only 12 reported accidents, though it was tested in ideal conditions, so it is unsure how it will handle in poor conditions.
The advent of self-driving cars would reduce the need of personal vehicles, by allowing for cheap and reliable public transportation. It would