I think there are some basic physical advantages that might make the computers leap ahead of the humans, at least in terms of safety. Things like cameras pointi

I think there are some basic physical advantages that might make the computers leap ahead of the humans, at least in terms of safety. Things like cameras pointing in all directions, really fast reaction times, and good steering/braking technique. Those don't necessarily help you navigate complicated intersections, so there might still be plenty of practical problems in the phase transition, but maybe fewer safety problems? It could even be that the safety improvements are so dramatic that they become the pressure for us to engineer around the other issues. (Like marking lanes electronically and giving traffic cops new equipment and whatever else.)