[psd1]

The stated promise of self-drive is reduction in accidents.

The accident victim didn't sign up for this, but as a member of society she did stand to gain something; to wit, harm reduction. I do see the grim irony, but, nonetheless.

Generally, it's the trolley problem. (Although in this specific case there's an element of human fault.)

[taskforcegemini]

and if there is no accident, due to intervention of the driver, will the situation even be noted somewhere? in similar threads on hn there are many near miss stories.