[palmotea]

> Well, I have to admit that your friend has a point. Humans are bad at reacting quickly and correctly to unexpected situations,

This was not one of those situations.

and some debris large enough to damage your car showing up from out of nowhere after several hours of boring driving along a largely straight highway with little traffic is definitely one of these situations.

Again, this was definitely not one of those situations. It was large, it was in their lane, and they were even yapping about it for 10 seconds.

> But a self-driving system worth its salt should always be alert, scanning the road ahead, able to identify dangerous debris, and react accordingly. So, different pair of shoes...

This is what humans already (and if we didn't do it, we'd be driving off the road). Based on what you're saying, I question that you're familiar with driving a car, or at least driving on a highway between cities.