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Waymos crash less than human drivers

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1. bmitc ◴[] No.43487479[source]
False. Humans are driving in a much wider range range of weather, road conditions, car conditions, passenger conditions, routes, unknown destinations, etc.
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2. murderfs ◴[] No.43487524[source]
Something like a third of traffic fatalities are due to one of the drivers being drunk.
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3. danpalmer ◴[] No.43488993[source]
As this explains, these factors were controlled for.
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4. bmitc ◴[] No.43489597[source]
Were these Waymo cars driving in Michigan during the winter or in Boston or New York?
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5. danpalmer ◴[] No.43489967{3}[source]
No, but neither were the humans being compared to. It's comparing a Waymo and a human driver, on the same road, in the same conditions, etc.
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6. dboreham ◴[] No.43490393[source]
In my experience there are also many drivers who appear to be deliberately driving in a manner likely to cause an accident. Not sure why. Perhaps either they're very stupid or perhaps they like the idea of hurting others.
7. bmitc ◴[] No.43493689{4}[source]
Right. So the point is that it's not a useful and practical result, and the title is indeed false and misleading.