The problem is with getting the bot to recognize something on a visual sensor as well as make sense of what it ‘sees’ across multiple sensors.
So while it may have radar, lidar, and cameras, it doesn’t recognize the pothole as being an issue, nor does it recognize the deer or moose as being an impact threat until a certain distance is met.
In which case, the rest of the herd may have stumbled into it.
Currently there is an annoying ad for Subaru where it showcases automatic braking.
Which is only as good as the maintenance levels of the sensors.
Among other conditions.
While technology is good, it cannot completely eliminate the human element without becoming horrifically expensive.
And most people I know cannot afford the cost of robodriver.
We’ll see what happens, I guess.
Speaking of automatic braking ...
Recently on the West Side Highway a driver of a vehicle was stopped by a motorcycle gang and began to feel that he and his family were in danger.
Having limited options, he hit the gas and ran over a biker or two (I don’t remember precisely).
I wonder if automatic braking would have kept him from doing that and (possibly) saving his family’s life.
IIRC, he, himself, was beaten senseless a short time later.