>You should care because it will save the average western family ~$5k/year and reduce the 1.5million fatal accidents and >10million serious injuries that result from car crashes worldwide.
When? What's the social cost to affording these companies public spaces to test their products?
Drivers are testing the product. I use FSD all the time. It's my choice.
If think that's making you unsafe too bad for you. I think it's vastly more unsafe to share the road with a million half blind geriatrics but nobody suing the AARP.
You are sharing the road. So if your car does something stupid that gets me killed you cannot claim that "hey bro, i'm just testing it". Also, I am not sure that you are qualified to test a car and not sure that legally you are allowed to test things on public roads.
I accept all liability and my insurance is happy to accept my payments. If I don't pay attention and kill you it's my fault. Just like if I drink and drive.