And if you eliminate Tesla from the category, since they aren't using LIDAR, you can also point out that a self-driving car has never killed a passenger.
The only reason they have to wait is because they know the public expects perfection. The public doesn't understand statistics. If a self-driver kills a person, it would set the entire industry back decades, even though humans kill people with cars every single day.
People just aren't ready to accept that self-driving cars are safer, even if they aren't perfect.
Edits to reply to comments:
To those saying "It wouldn't work in my climate", that's probably true, but they aren't trying to make it work in your climate. All the self-driving companies are trying to release taxi services that work in cities with good weather.
To those saying "But pedestrians are important too", yes I agree with you. I was trying to point out that the fears of being inside a self-driving car are unfounded, because they are very safe. I still think I'd rather be around a bunch of self-driving cars outside too, but yes, they have killed people outside the car.
And on a side note, this is my most controversial comment ever. I've watched the points on this post as I reply elsewhere go from +3 to -3 and everywhere in-between. I think this right here sums up the public perception issues self driving companies have ahead of them.