i think people are much worse drivers than you think they are… you just hear about every self driving accident because it’s newsworthy right now

apparently

Self-driving cars are more than twice as likely to be involved in an accident compared to human-driven cars, but some studies suggest they are considerably less injurious (and fatal) than human-operated vehicle crashes.

https://financebuzz.com/self-driving-car-statistics-2025

not a primary source, but their data seems to be from the NHSTA