Irish Examiner view: Self-driving cars are a dangerous dream 

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has consistently argued that the benefits of self-driving cars far outweighs their harm, but the upturn in fatal crashes also happens to coincide with Tesla’s aggressive rollout of its experimental full self-driving system. Picture: Britta Pedersen/Pool/AFP/Getty

Not so long ago, the prospect of self-driving cars seemed a pipedream existing only in the realm of science fiction.

In truth, while the development of this technology has come a long way in a short period, it is still not advanced enough to prevent the devastating consequences of car crashes, as has been shown by recent analysis of US data.