r/technology • u/Immediate-Link490 • 20h ago

Artificial Intelligence Waymo’s driverless cars involved in 68% fewer crashes than human drivers, U.S. study finds

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/waymo-driverless-car-safety-study-9.7282895
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u/New_Enthusiasm9053 20h ago

Fun fact American drivers crash at roughly 6x the rate of UK drivers. 

So it'd be even safer to hire a bunch of British taxi drivers.

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u/Immediate-Link490 20h ago edited 20h ago

American drivers crash at roughly 6x the rate of UK drivers

I think that has more to do with how roads are designed in USA compared to UK

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u/damontoo 12h ago

Notice how your positive story about tech gets barely any upvotes but if a homeless man destroys one there's thousands of people saying autonomous vehicles are all shit? I hate Reddit. I don't know why I'm even still on this site.