Cruise says its autonomous vehicles can save thousands of lives. But Americans still don’t trust driverless cars

Every year, roughly 40,000 people die from car accidents in the U.S., making them a “leading” cause of death in the country, according to the CDC. Cruise, GM’s autonomous vehicle unit, thinks it can reduce the number of traffic fatalities in the states by taking drivers out of the equation. But the American public isn’t ready to hand over the steering wheel.

https://fortune.com/2023/04/21/cruise-autonomous-vehicles-trust-driverless-cars/