Every day I am incredibly thankful to live in a country where legal by default is the state of affairs.

What if we did that for planes? Should we make changes to those without testing them?

Freedom isn't just individual freedom. It's also protection from idiots who beta-test SDCs on roads that me and my kids are on.

How do I know this is a bad situation? It has literally killed dozens of people already.

Yes it's fine even for planes. Boeing planes are still incredibly safe but some people now prefer Airbus and will use that when selecting flights. This feedback loop is what ultimately triggers change.

Note that all the regulation was useless in the Boeing case, the FAA ultimately allowed Boeing to self-inspect using contractors. The same is happening with drugs.

You may be underestimating the risk of human drivers. Given the choice of sharing the road with 10,000 tesla, waymo, zoox, etc. self-driving cars vs. 10,000 human-driven cars, which would you choose for you and your kids?

I can't speak for zoox, but having ridden in a bunch of Waymos, I'd trust them over the humans, no question. And I'd also trust the humans over Tesla, no question.