content: A biker falls on the street and is unconscious. A self driving car comes from around the curve and is going to hit that biker. From the AI images that I have see so far, the biker does not move and from car point of view he is part of the road.  A sinkhole appears in the road, will the self driving car AI detect a sink hole or think that it is part of the road? A car crash happened and all small metal parts are are on the road that could punch your tires or get launched into another cars windshield. Will the AI recognize the danger or just drive over it at full speed?  That is why driver's are still supposed to be in the driver's seat and monitoring the road - this is a self driving machine, not an all-encompassing god beast that takes you to work. You still need to be a responsible driver. The internet is full of stories of people driving cars, not self driving cars just normal you-are-in-charge-cars, where they hit people on the street, drove into sinkholes, and hit debris in the street. This is the human-error component and it will still be present in self driving cars, only there will be less speeding, fender benders, and driving over pedestrians in crosswalks.  Mother duck and ducklings are crossing the streets. Will the AI stop or kill the ducklings because it is part of the road?  See above, but really - mother duck and duckings are pizza. And that is how it is supposed to be. If you cannot stop your vehicle safety to avoid collisions with wildlife in the road you are supposed to hit it. Insurance claims adjusters will tell you that any reaction that causes you to leave your lane is your fault and you will be held liable for it. Self driving cars will not change that because they are not meant to. They are meant to keep you from speeding, etc and if you are paying attention you will be able to manually brake before you make duck pizza.