Automated cars are the future. Collision rates will plummet, commuters freed to do whatever in their commutes will give them eternal happiness, big oil and car companies will be able to sell millions of their next 'big thing' smart cars. Insurance biases against cars w/o automated systems will be unfavorable enough that many people will be forced to buy a new car.
If said automated devices can better detect bikes than their human counterparts then we'll be in business. Who cares if 99% of society is still in cars if it cuts down on the number of angry motorists?
Would love to see an automated car try to navigate through a snowstorm. Frankly I think we're a long ways off. You can signal a driver to give you some room if you're nearing a some debris in the road, or if want to make a left turn. Frankly pedestrians and yes some cyclists can behave in pretty unpredictable ways that I don't know how well an automated vehicle would react to.