Pete Buttigieg

Meanwhile, every day, 100 to 150 people die on our roadways to car crashes and vehicles driven by humans.

Meanwhile, every day, 100 to 150 people die on our roadways to car crashes and vehicles driven by humans.

I mean, it's enough to fill a 737 every day.

I mean, it's enough to fill a 737 every day.

It's on par with gun violence, 30,000, 40,000 people a year.

It's on par with gun violence, 30,000, 40,000 people a year.

So...

So...

Human drivers have a murderous track record.

Human drivers have a murderous track record.

It's a little bit different when we talk about professional drivers who have incredible... I mean, I met truck drivers who'd have 2 million miles with no crashes or accidents.

It's a little bit different when we talk about professional drivers who have incredible... I mean, I met truck drivers who'd have 2 million miles with no crashes or accidents.

But just as a general rule, most of us, the average driver thinks they're safer than the average driver.

But just as a general rule, most of us, the average driver thinks they're safer than the average driver.

And the average driver stands a shockingly high percentage chance of getting somebody killed.

And the average driver stands a shockingly high percentage chance of getting somebody killed.

So...

So...

I think we're at the point where at least some of these technologies right now already are safer than human beings, and that's only going to increase and improve.

And the irony of it is, you know, even a handful of highly publicized negative incidents will really change public acceptance.