Yes, but without details it is hard to know what the story really is. One big fear is that self driving will result in apathy of the drivers.
Had the humans *just* taken over? Were they merely shuttling the thing to the test site? Were the other drivers simply distracted by Sauron's eye being bolted to a Lexus? I see a huge danger in the hand-off of a self driving car throws its hands up at a construction site, or due to snow, or if it sees a paper bag that just might be a rock in the road.
A scenario I expect is that we will see a net increase in accidents by human drivers of autonomous cars that outweighs the gains while HAL is in charge. It will likely be a very long time before autonomous cars can handle 100% of the driving, leaving humans to tackle the hardest ones after possibly weeks of never being in control, and while they are completely tuned out of the situation. Would that be OK?
Should we instead compare the costs and safety benefits of adding HAL to every car vs. spending similar amounts to require all drivers to take a couple day driving refresher every 10 years to renew their license? Heck, it is pretty shocking that we let folks get a license for a car without ever taking a proper driving class first, but I digress.