A human can make judgement calls in unexpected situations.  Objectively, a human is more likely to see falling debris and react to it than a self-driving car (of course depending on the programming and sensors).<p>Or when the road is slick and you are doing 5 under, and you see someone pass you doing 5 over, with a car following too closely to it... you have a better understanding that there&#x27;s likely to be an accident ahead... (I&#x27;ve seen this happen several times).  A computer wouldn&#x27;t predict that most likely.<p>Unless <i>ALL</i> cars are automated, it is a <i>must</i> that a driver be able to take over quickly.