[Jeff Higgins]

Increasing insurance rates will not stop this from happening. Outlawing this technology on public roads will.

Yes, it's entirely possible this was the driver's fault, with no autopilot involvement. I don't understand, though, how he could possibly think it will make it "better" for him to say his car was driving itself. To my way of thinking, that only makes it worse. As "pilot in command", he is still responsible for everything that vehicle does. To try to evade some responsibility by claiming he was not in control, to me, compounds his guilt.