3) The number of people who die annually on our roads is something like 50k, and the number injured is significantly higher. Self driven cars should have no collisions.

You are an optimist.. think blue screen of death. How about ‘runaway Toyota’s too. Its not supposed to happen, but still does. It needs to be realized that following distances will be decreased and speeds increased for cars that are ‘auto-piloted’ because the perception of increased safety.