We’ve basically gone numb to the fact that people die on the roads every day. The only reason we tolerate it is because, so far, there hasn’t been a real alternative. Once software fully takes over driving, we’ll look back and realize how crazy it was to let humans control cars even though technology exists today.
When software is driving, the difference will be so obvious that we’ll wonder why we didn’t push for it sooner. Right now there’s still some resistance, but in ten years it’ll be crystal clear that this was the only sensible direction.