"Every trip in a self-driving Waymo has the same dangerous moment. The robotaxi can successfully shuttle you to your destination, stopping carefully at every red light and dutifully following the speed limit. But at the very end, you, a flawed human being, will have to place your hand on the door handle, look both ways, and push the door open."
"Waymo, an AI company that is part of Google, loves to brag about its safety record. In a recent report tracking 96 million miles of fully autonomous rides, Waymo says its cars have been involved in 91 percent fewer accidents resulting in a "serious injury or worse" than cars driven by an average human over the same distance. Experts I spoke with had quibbles with Waymo's comparisons but agreed that the company has an undeniably strong safety record."
Waymo's fully autonomous vehicles generally navigate roads safely, but passenger behavior when exiting creates a recurring hazard. Between mid-February and mid-August, three collisions involved passengers flinging doors open and striking cyclists or scooter riders. An independent analysis of disclosed crash reports found most of 45 serious accidents were caused by other motorists or external events, and none were definitively blamed on Waymo's self-driving system. Waymo reports 96 million autonomous miles and 91 percent fewer accidents resulting in a serious injury or worse than cars driven by an average human over the same distance. Experts noted comparison issues but acknowledged a strong safety record.
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