[josephagoss]

A million people die per year due to road deaths, about 40,000 of those in the USA.

If what you say is true then a future where robot cars kill 500,000 per year and 20,000 in the USA would be considered acceptable.

Yet we know this is absolutely not the case, no society will ever stand for such a massive death toll due to robot usage. Are there any industries today where robots are allowed to kill so many?

We accept deaths because of human failing as there is no other way, the alternative is no cars.

So for us to hand over the reins to robots they need to be near perfect, think the accident rates of the airline industry as the only acceptable goal.