One self-driving mistake sparks bans, while human drivers kill daily without outrage
VraserX · x · 2026-10-22
VraserX calls out the double standard on autonomous driving: one robot car mistake triggers calls to ban the whole technology, yet society tolerates daily preventable deaths from drunk and distracted human drivers—as long as an 'idiot' is holding the wheel.
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