> It's a little worse, but many models provide as-good visibility. Not true. Drive in a car from not that long ago (the 90's), and you'll be amazed at the 360° FOV you have. It's a night-and-day difference > 100% subjective As I said, intangibles of vehicle safety > It's not any different given the same visibility and height. More importantly rear view cams, blind spot warnings, and radar are significantly improving situational awareness These are bandages to problems car makers have caused, but reliance on tech does not create spatial awareness. > Don't want them, don't use them. This isn't a problem with cars, it's a problem with drivers. Depends. Some necessary systems are behind touchscreens or other convoluted systems. That wasn't the case in years past. > And with advanced driver assist devices like autobraking, lane departure warning, antilock brakes, and individual wheel traction control I would argue today's driver is less likely to get into an accident. I'm not sure any of these except ABS and maybe traction control (only matters for performance vehicles) make much of a difference.