Self-driving cars will prove safer than humans, Musk says

Musk: “I almost view it as a solved problem ... We know exactly what to do, and we'll solve it in a few years.”

March 17, 2015 05:00 AM

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- It may become illegal for humans to take the wheel once self-driving cars have proven themselves, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk said at a conference here.

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