Waymo achieves 92% reduction in bodily injury claims compared to human drivers

Re:Waymo achieves 92% reduction in bodily injury claims comp... by gizmondo on Friday December 20, 2024 @05:34AM (#42469886)

I live in Switzerland which has a reputation for having good public transport. Still own a car because in many cases you can't beat convenience. Can't wait for Waymo to come here.

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Re:Waymo achieves 92% reduction in bodily injury claims comp... by rglullis on Friday December 20, 2024 @05:39AM (#42469917)

> Still own a car because in many cases you can't beat convenience

What about the places where people own cars not because it is the better choice, but the only choice?

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Re:Waymo achieves 92% reduction in bodily injury claims comp... by mulmen on Friday December 20, 2024 @06:54AM (#42470349)

Then self driving vehicles will be a new choice.

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Re:Waymo achieves 92% reduction in bodily injury claims comp... by fl0id on Friday December 20, 2024 @09:18AM (#42471240)

or it won't like how uber etc at least here only operate in cities, and not where people actually really need cards.

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Re:Waymo achieves 92% reduction in bodily injury claims comp... by yencabulator on Friday December 20, 2024 @12:26PM (#42472973)

Self driving vehicles, with current technology, are unrealistic outside major cities. Major cities are the places where you least need a personal car.

Google Maps still thinks the speed limit on a nearby highway is 35 mph. We spent several months without lane markers on the highway. Any vehicle driving around here based on the current self-driving architecture, requiring central mapping/planning and good infrastructure, would be ridiculously unsafe.

Not to mention how lost they would be the moment they turned off the highway.

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Re:Waymo achieves 92% reduction in bodily injury claims comp... by mulmen on Friday December 20, 2024 @04:45PM (#42475377)

My Waymo ride went through a construction zone without trouble. I don’t know how much mapping it needs or how they keep it current but it’s not constrained to ideal conditions.

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Re:Waymo achieves 92% reduction in bodily injury claims comp... by JumpCrisscross on Friday December 20, 2024 @07:42PM (#42476570)

> Self driving vehicles, with current technology, are unrealistic outside major cities

Why? My Subaru can practically drive itself on most Wyoming roads, including in whiteout conditions. It’s easier to drive with fewer cars around. It’s just not as profitable to field a fleet in suburban and rural America.

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