7.1M miles, 3 minor injuries: Waymo's safety data looks good

Re:7.1M miles, 3 minor injuries: Waymo's safety data looks good by agloe_dreams on Thursday December 21, 2023 @10:23AM (#38721544)

As much as I hate Elon, I do think that a proven 'better than a human by [X]times.' is a fair metric...as long as it is independently verified in ALL situations AND the company takes responsibility for the outcome.

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Re:7.1M miles, 3 minor injuries: Waymo's safety data looks good by x86x87 on Thursday December 21, 2023 @11:03AM (#38722214)

Good luck with getting ALL situations.

My theory is that as we face climate change more and more and as the economy goes out of whack owning a car will be a privilege for the rich and super rich. Sort of like it's already the case in parts of Europe.

At that point this self-driving crap is going to look ridiculous. Even without it it's ridiculous testing this technology on public roads and gambling with everyone's life.

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Re:7.1M miles, 3 minor injuries: Waymo's safety data looks good by agloe_dreams on Thursday December 21, 2023 @12:07PM (#38723205)

I think in urban areas that is exceptionally true. Here in the US there are places you can drive for 200 miles and not see a single human.

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Re:7.1M miles, 3 minor injuries: Waymo's safety data looks good by x86x87 on Thursday December 21, 2023 @05:14PM (#38727821)

Highway self-driving is mostly a solve problem (except maybe Tesla which will occasionally fuck it up). Urban areas are where the problems are at nowadays.

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