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Waymo's Latest Safety Numbers Sure Make Human Drivers Look Bad

Waymo's Latest Safety Numbers Sure Make Human Drivers Look Bad

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Waymo's latest data from 270 million miles of driving shows 82% fewer injury-causing collisions compared to human drivers.
What: Waymo released a safety report covering five metropolitan markets, claiming 95% fewer serious injury collisions and 93% fewer pedestrian injuries versus human performance in those areas.
Why it matters: Autonomous vehicle safety is reaching a point where statistical evidence increasingly challenges the assumption that human drivers are a reliable baseline for road safety.
Original article

Waymo reports 82% fewer injury-causing crashes than human drivers. The company has released data collected from over 270 million miles of fully autonomous driving. Waymo cars were involved in 95% fewer collisions that caused serious injury or worse, and there were 93% fewer pedestrian incidents that resulted in injuries compared to human drivers. While the company's data only measure the five metropolitan areas where it operated during the study period, it shows that the company's driverless robotaxis crash far less frequently than humans.

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