Self-Driving Cars: An Epidemic Of Questionable Assertions

Questionable assertions are rapidly multiplying in the self-driving car space. Self-driving vehicles require relentless scrutiny. However, some fundamental misunderstandings cause industry observers to make broad definitive statements with very little to back up their conclusions. To respond each time would be one long game of Whack-A-Mole and there's only so much time in the day. But I'm motivated to push back after seeing the highly influential Washington Post devote a recent front page of their Outlook Section to an article titled "Companies Are Still Racing To Make Self-Driving Cars: But Why," with the subtitle "They may not be safer than human drivers.