Drafting???

[Jim Blackwood]

I'd try to avoid getting in a big hurry about it. As with all emerging technologies the early adopters are the ones to pay the highest prices and in this case that cost includes the injury and fatality statistics. It is dead certain that the overeager engineers pushing the new tech will jump right in with both feet and you can get a direct comparison to the way all new products are introduced to the marketplace. Example: Will they start out with overly conservative following distances until it is proven that they can shorten them up? No they will not. You can expect to see things like 10ft bumper-to-bumper distances because, "The software is capable of reacting within inches so that is more than enough." until it is proven not to be, at the cost of numerous fatalities.

Sorry, that's just the way it's done. How many times have you seen stop signs planted only after a half dozen people have been killed?

Jim

[DoubleEagle]

Maybe the "engineers" that developed the software for the 737 Max won't be involved, and everything will work out okay. 

[Nova Eona]

By and large, I'm certain developing a safe driving autonomous electronic system will turn out to be much easier than doing so with an organic system.

[kyle4501]

The organic system would work better if they didn't pass out driver's licenses like candy. . . . .

I would have more faith in the autonomous electronic system if there was a better technical repair network. Amazing to me how fast the dealer wanted to replace the wiring harness yet refuse to simply replace the broken connector housing.
If something doesn't change - soon, nothing will be repairable.