Every new technology ultimately needs to be exercised in the real-world environments where it will ultimately be deployed and this is especially true for safety critical technologies like many of those that go into modern cars. A recent interview with Duke University engineering professor Missy Cummings has spurred a vibrant discussion among some of my friends and colleagues about just how ready autonomous vehicle technology is and how quickly it should be deployed. While I very much agree that the potential benefits of the technology are enormous and need to be deployed, I agree with Prof. Cummings that it’s far from ready for prime time.

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