Optical sensors don't have anywhere near the dynamic range of a retina. I think poor low light performance has been implicated in at least one self-driving cras

Optical sensors don't have anywhere near the dynamic range of a retina. I think poor low light performance has been implicated in at least one self-driving crash. Eyes can at least render objects and shapes in extreme low light even if the brain doesn't have enough information to identify them. The tiny sensors in a camera compact enough to be practical still have a long way to go.