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Re:Waymo gets green light in California to pick up passenger... by nradov on Thursday July 04, 2019 @01:12AM (#20351749)
Driving is actually quite safe, if you have a late model car with top safety ratings and never drive drunk or distracted.
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Re:Waymo gets green light in California to pick up passenger... by glenneroo on Thursday July 04, 2019 @05:10AM (#20352914)
As someone else mentioned, there were an estimated 1.3 million road deaths in 2016. The number of injuries is considerably higher. Do you consider that "quite safe"?
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Re:Waymo gets green light in California to pick up passenger... by slavik81 on Thursday July 04, 2019 @04:03AM (#20352551)
Or tired. Or at night, especially on rural roads.
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