Cat 6050 - oops RH200
You have a point, but not a very good one.
The only doubt here is WHEN!
If not now, then sooner or later .....
You are correct in saying that introducing immature technology would be a disaster.
But the technology is maturing (refer drones) and will, eventually get there.
And undoubtedly, somewhere down the track, the first pilotless aircraft will come to a sticky end.
But that is unlikely to spell the end of pilotless aircraft.
A banner headline saying "pilotless aircraft flies into seawall at SFO" is no more likely to stop people flying than one that says "piloted aircraft flies into seawall at SFO"
I am not arguing the pros and cons - just stating the obvious / inevitable.
As for autonomous trucks "barely working" then I think you would get an argument from Komatsu / Rio / CRA about that.
"... to date, 19 autonomous haul trucks (AHT's) have moved 100 million tonnes of rock in the Pilbara region of Western Australia"
If not now... then when!