I think it&#x27;s a matter of framing. You put your life in the hands of a machine all the time. Even when you are driving yourself -- software and mechanical engineering conspire to consistently connect your movements on the steering wheel and brakes, as well as be ready to deploy safety measures in the event of an emergency. These things fail in many different ways...if you weren&#x27;t ware that the auto machine you currently use has life-threatening bugs, take a visit to the NHTSA complaint&#x2F;recalls databases: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov&#x2F;downloads&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov&#x2F;downloads&#x2F;</a><p>Robot-driving is just one more layer on top of that. And not one that frankly, seems substantially less safe than autopilot on planes, given how unreliable we ourselves are when it comes to driving. But sure, the emotional impact of hearing a self-driving car malfunction is always going to be emotionally stronger -- i.e. in the man bites dog way -- than the daily fatal accidents that happen to other people that we filter out.