# Balle > [en] So 99% of what you’re doing when you’re behind the wheel of a car is ==attempting to not commit homicide.== > > This is a useful point to keep in mind whenever you read about the imminent arrival of “self-driving cars”. Because when tech folks tell you they’re building a self-driving car, what they’re really promising is to make a *self-driving bullet* that can weave through city streets without hitting anyone. > > Kind of clarifies the stakes, doesn’t it? > > *[Self-Driving Cars are Self-Driving Bullets](https://themobilist.medium.com/self-driving-cars-self-driving-bullets-955dfd2c5150)* ([cache](/david/cache/2021/df1a769924b63c144614f3d8e5b0d004/)) Je trouve cette métaphore assez juste… qui rendrait caduque la plupart des discussions sur le port d’armes. De là à dire que c’est [une balle d’argent](https://www.liberation.fr/economie/transports/la-voiture-coute-cher-aux-francais-20210526_26IJ75OXBVEJFE5HPIBUTPYLEA/) ([cache](/david/cache/2021/2c4182f774f612fda62ca7b1652bbc0d/)), il n’y a qu’un pas 🙃. La mienne est même probablement [plaquée or](http://tmp.larlet.fr/ccmc/).