"I will never ride in an autonomous auto."
If you live long enough, you may have the choice of an autonomous auto or walking/bicycling. Already we have almost all autos with automatic forward braking, and many with automatic reverse braking. Lane keeping functions. Ability to maintain distance from the car in front of you with automatic braking (via cruise control). Pretty soon the electronics will stop you from tailgating. Not far away from full autonomy.
The reason is quite simple. Almost all auto accidents and train fatalities are due to human error. Probably close to 100% as opposed to system failures. We're talking tens of thousands of deaths and hundreds of thousands of serious injuries, hundreds of billions of wasted dollars. You will be infinitely safer in an auto when no human interventions are needed, including your own, no matter how good a driver you are.
