I don't know anything about AI, but I've heard that asking "how do humans do it?" is not the right question. Still, though, how _do_ humans drive? One answer

I don't know anything about AI, but I've heard that asking "how do humans do it?" is not the right question. Still, though, how _do_ humans drive? One answer that comes to mind is "humans are smart." True. But I suspect a severely "dumb" person can drive safely in a variety of novel scenarios. It makes me think of child development, all that time making sense of depth perception, distinguishing objects, fine motor controls, expectations of motion, etc. It takes years. Could a non-human animal trapped in a "car suit" drive effectively, if it could somehow overcome the panic? Maybe it could maneuver safely, but what about a four-way stop? I have no idea what it takes to drive a car in general, and specifically I don't know how humans do it. Where do you even start when trying to model the task in a computer?