They are capable of solving many unforeseen problems already, and only getting better.

Plus, once one car "solves" a problem, the others can all learn from that relatively quickly and will be better able to handle similar situations. The unforeseen will then be foreseen by them all.

Additionally, if a bug is ever uncovered once these reach production, it can be fixed. You can't fix 200 million buggy human drivers, and those frickers are killing people left and right.

quote:
All of which are susceptible to software glitches, hardware malfunctions, blockages from snow, ice, mud... not to mention regular ol' road damage from flying rocks.

Thankfully, there is a very simple and obvious solution to this problem: failsafe. The car simply won't do something unless everything is 100% functional and it is 100% sure that it is safe. And yes, "continuing to drive" counts as "doing something". A simple failsafe action would be to turn the flashers on, slow down, pull over and stop.

If the camera that sees the road can't see the road, it says "I can't see... failsafe!". If the LIDAR that sees everything can't see anymore, it says "I can't see... failsafe!". If the sensors that check those two aren't sure that they are working right, those sensors say "failsafe!". If the sensors say they work, and the sensor sensors say they work, and the computer knows the data is trustworthy, but it can't decide what to do.. "failsafe!"

It's hard to fail safely while flying. It's relatively easier to do so while driving.

quote:
Much tougher DUI laws would go a longer way in eliminating DUI related fatalities.

What? Really? Tougher DUI laws would do more to eliminate DUI fatalities than would replacing humans with computers that can't get drunk?

I see now that I'm not going to get much in the way of logic from you.