[kristianp]

No mention of present and future automation options that increase the safety of cars? On hacker news?

    Reversing sensors
    Automatic braking at low speed to prevent collisions
    Driverless cars.

For me, these features can't come fast enough. They should be phased into being mandatory too.

[LanceH]

Making them mandatory also has the effect of making sure they never again improve.

[mikeash]

Like how seat belts and air bags stopped improving when they were made mandatory?