Mariel Garza is a Los Angeles-based journalist and contributing Globe Opinion writer.

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So far, so good, unless the computer fails and you hit another car, a building or a garbage truck. You could hit an oak tree ...

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there may be a need for NHTSA to set minimum standards for self driving vehicle performance that are similar to mandatory safety standards that govern human-driven cars. But the agency says it now ...