Waymo robotaxis are now giving rides on freeways in LA, SF and Phoenix

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303 points nharada | 1 comments | 12 Nov 25 16:06 UTC | HN request time: 0.208s | source

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mmmlinux ◴[12 Nov 25 17:06 UTC] No.45902647[source]▶

I was in SF a few weekend ago and rode both Waymo and normal Lyft style taxi cars. the Waymo was a better experience in every single way. One of the Lyfts i was in drove on the shoulder for a while like it was a lane. The Waymos were just smooth consistent driving. No aggressive driving to get you dumped off so they can get to the next fair.

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AtlasBarfed ◴[12 Nov 25 20:28 UTC] No.45906080[source]▶

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Oh great! Doing life-threatening activities is now verified by anecdotal evidence.

I get there. Basically isn't any laws for corporations anymore, is there any way I can see anything in regards to the safety of this at a statistical level?

Where is NHTSA? Oh right, no federal agencies exist anymore except for those that maintain the oligarchy.

And I don't give a crap if Uber has really good statistics and studies and evidence. We are talking about one of the least ethical companies in the last 20 years.

I want independent Federal testing.

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1. donut_rider ◴[12 Nov 25 22:03 UTC] No.45907433[source]▶

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You could, you know, just Google it: https://waymo.com/safety/impact/. TLDR ~90% reduction of serious injury compared with human drivers.

Now, before you say this peer-reviewed paper is corporate propaganda, all self-driving companies are required by law to disclose accidents they are involved in, whether liable or not, in CA. You could access each raw accident report published by the CA DMV periodically and come up with your own statistics.

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