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Re:Waymo robotaxi hits a child near an elementary school in ... by tintor on Thursday January 29, 2026 @02:01PM (#46814846)
"fully attentive human driver ..." is Waymo's claim, and it could be biased in their favor.
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Re:Waymo robotaxi hits a child near an elementary school in ... by jobs_throwaway on Thursday January 29, 2026 @02:34PM (#46815360)
Could be! In aggregate though, Waymos have shown to be safer than human drivers, so my prior is that that holds here.
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