There is a technical nuance here that I feel you really should highlight. Waymo's approach to self-driving cars is safe and effective. Tesla self driving cars are the poison pill that could wreck the public opinion. Unfortunately it's not obvious to the average person as drinking bleach vs Moderna vaccine since the complexity of the underworking of how self-driving is accomplished is hidden.

I do agree overall that mass adoption of self-driving cars would be an overall boon to Americans.