Quote Originally Posted by professorscott View Post
I don't enjoy driving, but I have deep knowledge of computer software, and I absolutely wouldn't trust a computer to do it for me. Computers rely on sensors for knowledge of their environment, and sensors are things which fail. Google "red line crash DC 2009" for an example of what computers can do to people when relying on faulty sensors.

Actually, it always astonishes me when a computer does anything useful, correctly. There are so many parts one would think it statistically impossible, yet it happens. I guess in a universe which can produce Sarah Palin and various Kardashians and make them famous, anything truly is possible.
Planes, trains, and automobiles crash. Plenty of trains crash. We've seen two examples [[Spain, NYC) in the last few months. We've even had a couple of pilot suicides by plane with heavy loss of life. Unfortunate all. And unrelated to how many computer systems were engaged.