We are? I went up the comment chain again and still did not get that impression the second time around. What statement in particular gave you that idea?

> These kinds of extreme situations are scary, but that's what insurance is for.

Like... life insurance?

> You just have to automate the common case so a small number of humans can focus on the corner cases.

If I'm going to be sitting in the car anyway, I can drive it in those conditions, assuming the vehicle allows me to. However, Google has stated before that it is unlikely that they will release a car that needs to be taken over by human drivers. It's all or nothing for them.