If you can trust the media and some companies’ claims, the idea of self-driving (AKA “autonomous”) vehicles is rapidly gaining traction. Now, the U.S. Natl. Safety Transportation Agency (NHTSA) has released a report about a fatal incident, back in May, 2016, that’s said to have been caused by the failure of an autonomously steered vehicle to recognize a light-colored tractor unit against a bright background, as the New York Times and other media report .