Can you out-race a computer?

Human beings have a remarkable ability to make inferences based on their surroundings. Where might I find a parking spot? Am I more likely to get to a gas station by taking a left or a right at this stoplight? Such decisions require us to look beyond our "visual scene" and weigh an exceedingly complex set of understandings and real-time judgments. This begs the question: Can we teach computers to "see" in the same way?