Another key thing about cars - microsecond response as opposed to millisecond response. There are a number of (but not all) situations where that 1000x reduced latency will make a difference between a collision and a miss.
More importantly, the automated car will be able to scan 360 degrees for endless amounts of time with that same microsecond response.
The tipping point for automated cars is going to happen faster than anyone today would ever imagine.
Don't get me wrong - I totally support self-driving cars and I will - once the technology is cooked enough - feel much safer in those than in normal cars... well, as long as we get all the other non-self-driving idiots off the roads, of course.
I was just responding to the parent of my reply that yes, I do "ghost-brake", and so yes, efforts to make the car appear safer are a great idea, that will impact more people than the parent thought.
Self-driving cars will have reflexes and driving skills so great that they will be able to navigate complex obstructions and other machine driven traffic using nanosecond turning choices and G-forces that will leave you as jelly on the side of the car, in no capacity to do any backseat driving, and then pour you out at your destination microseconds faster.
Nothing to be anxious about it will all be over soon.
More importantly, the automated car will be able to scan 360 degrees for endless amounts of time with that same microsecond response.
The tipping point for automated cars is going to happen faster than anyone today would ever imagine.