This is an area which I am interested in. While most interest/discussion in self-driving surrounds the interpretation of the environment viz other road users,

This is an area which I am interested in. While most interest/discussion in self-driving surrounds the interpretation of the environment viz other road users, road markings and signage, I am following the (too slowly developing) Roborace, Stanford's MARTY and similar efforts to automate expert car control including handling the loss of control. I look forward to the day when passengers can be confident that they are safer than with even the best human driver. And not just statistically safer, but demonstrably so.