[nutjob2]

> I see no reason machines shouldn't be able to perform at least as well one day.

Assuming that day is infinitely far away, then you're right.

[beat]

Why? What's magical about human beings that a sufficiently advanced sensor and sufficiently advanced AI can't do the same responsive task?

If there's magic in the human mind at all, it's the creative side of the mind. Driving isn't a creative act.