I know - I've built machine vision inspection systems. It's not a trivial problem, no question. But the technology is advancing quickly.
That was just an example. Now, consider machine vs human for a moment. A human can look in one direction at any one time, and can scan a reasonable amount over a short period of time. But there are blind spots, and always the chance of somebody creeping up on you in a blind spot while nobody is looking. And that's in good conditions, when you're alert, etc.
In an automated car, you've got 360 degrees of coverage, fully alert in all directions all the time. Sorry, but no human can compete with that.
The technology is already pretty good, and only going to get better.
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