Re:NY Times Rides in Waymo Robotaxis in SF
by bookofjoe on Saturday August 26, 2023 @10:23AM
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I've noted this here before, it's worth repeating:
We will continue to accept our current 42,000 human-driven-car-related deaths/per year (2022) in the U.S. rather than 420 self-driving-car-related deaths annually for many years.
Autonomy is a fierce thing that humans can't bear to part with.
>The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released its latest projections for traffic fatalities in 2022, estimating that 42,795 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes. This represents a small decrease of about 0.3% as compared to 42,939 fatalities reported for 2021.
We will continue to accept our current 42,000 human-driven-car-related deaths/per year (2022) in the U.S. rather than 420 self-driving-car-related deaths annually for many years.
Autonomy is a fierce thing that humans can't bear to part with.
>The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released its latest projections for traffic fatalities in 2022, estimating that 42,795 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes. This represents a small decrease of about 0.3% as compared to 42,939 fatalities reported for 2021.
https://www.nhtsa.gov/press-releases/traffic-crash-death-est.... Apr 20, 2023