Tucker Carlson says he would ban self-driving cars to protect trucker jobs, even while admitting they are safer than human drivers — a stance framed as bad for tech progress and road safety.

• Tucker Carlson said he would ban self-driving cars, mainly to stop them from wiping out trucking jobs.
• Pushed on safety, he admitted self-driving cars are safer than people but said that wasn't the point of the question.
• Self-driving tech, like Tesla's, can spot road dangers at night that older or human drivers miss.
• Tens of thousands die in U.S. car crashes each year, and wider self-driving use could cut that sharply.

Outlook: The clash between saving jobs and cutting road deaths will keep self-driving cars a political fight as the technology spreads.