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Re:NY Times Rides in Waymo Robotaxis in SF by User23 on Monday August 21, 2023 @10:16PM (#37217819)
Driverless cars have never been even remotely as unsafe as early commercial passenger aviation.
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Re:NY Times Rides in Waymo Robotaxis in SF by labster on Monday August 21, 2023 @10:28PM (#37217893)
The alternative to early aviation was taking 2-20 times longer to reaching your destination, with the vast majority of the risk borne by the passengers. The alternative to self-driving is paying a guy less than minimum wage to take you in the same amount of time. And the risks are mostly on pedestrians and first responders.
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