Driverless cars make people nervous, but they're already safer than human drivers

People are scared of not being in control. That's partly why so many of us are more scared of flying than of driving: we're not the one flying the plane. Even though the drive to the airport is actually more dangerous than the flight, it feels safer, because we're in control. So it's probably not surprising that, as i reported this week, the public is wary about autonomous vehicles (AVs), also known as self-driving cars. A study by British researchers found that more than half of people were uncomfortable with either using them or sharing a road with them.