IEEE SPECTRUM: Can drivers assist their own driver assistance systems?

I would suggest that those enamored of self-driving cars consider the analogy to commercial aircraft automated flight systems: Air France Flight 447, Asiana Airlines Flight 214, and Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 among others.

The first two crashes were a result of pilot complacency with the automation. Since Malaysia MH370 has yet to be found, it's cause cannot yet be attributed, but my guess is that eventually it will also be a case of pilot error.