Listen, driverless cars have an uphill battle that I frankly doubt will win. From job displacement to things like this, they will encounter opposition every on step of the road (no pun intended).
The other thing is that if a driver were to do a thing like this, he'd be accountable for his/her actions. With driverless cars, the company could get a way with this by paying a fine or giving money to the family effectively putting a "price tag" on human life. Heck, facebook and google don't even seem to care anymore when some government hit them with fines. Now, imagine a mainstream driverless car company. We'll get shock at first, but when convenience starts setting in our daily lives, the shock factor will start dwindling until we see these events as part of "things that happen when we hit the road".
The other thing is that if a driver were to do a thing like this, he'd be accountable for his/her actions. With driverless cars, the company could get a way with this by paying a fine or giving money to the family effectively putting a "price tag" on human life. Heck, facebook and google don't even seem to care anymore when some government hit them with fines. Now, imagine a mainstream driverless car company. We'll get shock at first, but when convenience starts setting in our daily lives, the shock factor will start dwindling until we see these events as part of "things that happen when we hit the road".
Interesting times.