Self-Driving Cars Will Save Countless Lives

The black Mercedes-Benz sped south on L.A.’s La Brea Avenue at, allegedly, more than 90 miles per hour. Despite heavy cross traffic and a clear red light in its path, nothing in its operating system prompted the vehicle to slow, let alone stop, as it approached the intersection with Slauson Avenue. At 1:40 p.m. the Mercedes struck Asherey Ryan’s westbound car with such force that it was plowed 50 feet from the spot of the collision, instantaneously bursting into flames. Ryan; her boyfriend, Reynold Lester; her one-year-old son, Alonzo; and...