benjer

Question: How is this much different from a toll-free number where the business picks up the tab for the long-distance phone call? I understand other aspects of net neutrality issues, but this seems pretty fair and straightforward. A company is simply picking up the cost of communicating with them via the web or an app.

hydrogen said:

Waiting to see what their reaction will be when the first death caused by a software bug will occur ....

Unfortunately, the overreaction will be huge. Not an overreaction in the sense that a life lost wouldn't matter, but I imagine the news would sensationalize such a death. While at the same time, we hardly seem to notice deaths caused by distracted driving, impaired driving, or human mistakes. For self-driving cars to go to market, the auto industry will need to show a dramatic safety benefit.