On Thursday, October 20, 2016 at 7:32:21 AM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2016-10-20 1:01 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>
> >>> Self-driving cars will pretty much make automobile insurance a thing
> >>> of the past or bring down the rates to the level of common carriers.
> >>> Praise the Lord!
> >>
> >> You'd make a good TV preacher for the self-driving car industry.
> >
> > I don't preach. I just state the facts.
>
> I am not so sure about that being fact. It may do away with law
> enforcement against drivers, since there won't be drivers, but vehicle
> owners are still liable for damages caused by their cars. There are lots
> of computerized automotive components in vehicles these days, and many
> of them fail at some point.

You are right that computer systems fail. Hopefully the benefits of opening up transportation to people that cannot drive and the lives saved will make it worthwhile. I'm assuming that it will.