""If we can get more folks off all the roads and their personal vehicles and use the safer service which our stats show, at least in our service in the cities where we operate, we are contributing to less crashes," Anthony Perez, Waymo's northeast policy manager, stated."
"Waymo's data indicates that its vehicles are involved in 92-percent fewer injury-causing crashes than human drivers, yet this has not translated into safer streets overall."
Waymo claims to enhance street safety, yet data from San Francisco shows a 2.6% increase in traffic injuries and a rise in crash deaths. In Phoenix, pedestrian fatalities rose from 80 in 2019 to 109 in 2023. Although Waymo reports 92% fewer injury-causing crashes than human drivers, the overall danger on the roads remains. A Waymo official stated the goal is to reduce personal vehicle use, but this contradicts the company's promise of improving safety in urban areas.
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