Will Self-Driving Cars Cause More or Less Accidents?

Self-driving cars are anticipated to reduce the frequency of accidents on the roads, including fatal crashes. A study conducted by KPMG and the Center for Automotive Research predicted that test results show that 93-percent of accidents are due to human error. Some argue that a full assessment of accident reduction rates could not be properly attained until hundreds of millions of miles had been driven and analyzed before real results could be given. While predictions do exist, none have proven to be remotely close given that technology can fail at any time.