> The things you list are not "this is why automatic driving is impossible". They are just "here's special cases we have to make sure to catch". You are exactl

> The things you list are not "this is why automatic driving is impossible". They are just "here's special cases we have to make sure to catch". You are exactly correct; this is actually all I meant to express in my post. I suppose I should not be surprised that my comment was taken to be espousing one of the prevailing extremes! Sorry about that--I should have been a little less terse. > most drivers would not detect a blown head gasket until the car simply stopped functioning, and the engine was completely destroyed anyway. Ironically, this exact thing happened to me at the end of last year. That's actually why I included it in my list... not because I think it's un-doable, but because I really really hope it's an edge case they cover! :-)