Ya know, the idea of testing autonomous vehicles in real traffic with test drivers ready to take over at any moment SOUNDS good, till you realize that there are so many drivers out there who are already distracted even when they’re the ones driving.

Operators of self-driving cars are supposed to watch the road, ready to brake or take the wheel, but video of the Uber robot car’s fatal crash shows the operator was looking down https://t.co/aZENXISl9h

— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) March 22, 2018