> As long as the resulting package (flawed self driving system + the average driver) isn't significantly more dangerous than the average unassisted human driver...
Shouldn't that compared to "average driver + myriad of modern little safety features" instead of "average unassisted driver"? The one who has the means to drive a Tesla with the "full driving" mode certain has the means to buy, say, a Toyota full of assistance/safety features (lane change assist, unwanted lane change warning and whatnots).
It almost certainly is, at least when combined with the intentional inattention that follows.
Making it a crime isn't an "obvious solution" to actually make it not happen. Drunk driving is a crime and yet people keep doing it. Same with texting and driving.
The problem is determining who is liable for damages, not prevention. Shifting the liability for willfully disabling a safety control puts them on notice.
Prevention as a goal is how we end up with dystopia.
Does that even matter? If the state doesn’t care to enforce its laws against reckless driving, why should the manufacturer be encumbered with that responsibility?
Shouldn't that compared to "average driver + myriad of modern little safety features" instead of "average unassisted driver"? The one who has the means to drive a Tesla with the "full driving" mode certain has the means to buy, say, a Toyota full of assistance/safety features (lane change assist, unwanted lane change warning and whatnots).