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Will You Keep Driving When Autonomous Vehicles Are Safer Than Humans?

Some WSJ readers will gladly turn over the task of driving. Others say no way.

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Demetria Gallegos

Nov. 20, 2023 11:00 am ET

For every story about advancements in artificial intelligence technology in the driverless cars business, there are concerning headlines about recalls and accidents with autonomous vehicles. Still, we appear to be approaching a time when self-driving systems will be safer than having humans behind the wheel.

How will you handle such an inflection point?

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