How Common Are Accidents With Self-Driving Cars? Driver error, which causes over 98% of car accidents, is just as common in these so-called self-driving cars as it is in other vehicles. At Fisk & Monteleone, a Boone County car accident lawyer can obtain compensation for all the losses in court. Additional punitive damages are available as well, in some extreme cases. in Lawyerwith self-driving-cars-accidents