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Re:Waymo robotaxi hits a child near an elementary school in ... by jonas21 on Thursday January 29, 2026 @11:04AM (#46812034)
> I'm willing to accept robotaxis, and accidents in robotaxis, but there needs to be some solid figures showing they are way _way_ safer than human drivers.

Do you mean like this?

https://waymo.com/safety/impact/

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Re:Waymo robotaxi hits a child near an elementary school in ... by alkonaut on Thursday January 29, 2026 @11:08AM (#46812114)
Yes but ideally from some objective source.
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Re:Waymo robotaxi hits a child near an elementary school in ... by xnx on Thursday January 29, 2026 @01:15PM (#46814081)
Like this? https://waymo.com/blog/2024/12/new-swiss-re-study-waymo
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Re:Waymo robotaxi hits a child near an elementary school in ... by trollbridge on Thursday January 29, 2026 @01:38PM (#46814471)
Maybe an objective source that isn't on the waymo.com domain?
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Re:Waymo robotaxi hits a child near an elementary school in ... by xnx on Thursday January 29, 2026 @02:14PM (#46815043)
"We find that when benchmarked against zip code-calibrated human baselines, the Waymo Driver significantly improves safety towards other road users."

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11305169/

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