This says nothing about deaths and injuries from non-vehicular causes (i.e. falling on a sidewalk).
Not that I actually care that much about a 100% safe society. If we could achieve 0 deaths per year by cocooning everyone in self-driving cars from door to door, I’d still find the idea repulsive.
Basically, unless they can inteoperate with other modes of transportation and not make them less safe, they’re a non-starter in my book. If they move slowly and can route around bikes and work well with pedestrians, that’s great.
I don’t want the following scenario to take place…
