CHL's point is basically the crux of whether or not autonomous cars will ever become a thing. Up until now, you have basically had these systems designed as if humans are not present - constant oversight, meticulous mapping, predetermined test routes. Once you put these things in the wild - so to speak - you are going to need a host of regulations that are probably more complicated than anything humans have ever devised in our history.
As CHL alluded, these questions are not solely in the realm of engineering anymore.
I think this is rather analogous to the current debate surrounding drone delivery, airspace regulations, and unpredictable human behaviour. What happens when - just for the kick of it - a human shoots down an Amazon drone? How do they interface with the myriad types of human dwellings? It has proven to be such a mess that drone delivery may never get off the ground even though the technology exists.
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