Agree.
And as to the hypothetical ... most of us would do everything possible to try the impossible of avoiding collision with anybody ... even at the cost of our own lives.
What technological innovations do we "need"?
Do we need cell phones? Cable TV? GPS units?
All of the people on here saying "I will never have a self-driving car" sound an awful like the old coots in the early 2000's who said "I will never have cell phone" or "What do I need a computer for?" I don't know if self driving cars will be good for us as a society or not but I do know one thing.....they are not just coming, they are here. Like it or not, most kids being born today will probably never get a driver's license. Their children will be as likely to know how to drive a car as kids today are to know how to ride a horse.