Introduction of autopilot has reduced plane accidents dramatically, yet every time one fails it&#x27;s a huge thing, thousands of planes get recalled and people get fired over bad code.<p>People disproportionally care  about things we think we should control. Like that fire of a Tesla that happened some time ago - people didn&#x27;t care that all in all, statistically, electric cars are a LOT less likely to catch fire than regular ones, but media wouldn&#x27;t shut up about it for weeks, highlighting how dangerous it is to drive around with a huge battery pack(even though it&#x27;s nonsense).
If an automatic car has an accident, it will be a huge deal as well - because people will expect computers to be flawless, and if they make a mistake they will want the head of whoever made the computer.