The Waymo research team released a paper analyzing crash data from a combined 56.7 million miles driven by autonomous cars in Phoenix, San Francisco, Austin, and Los Angeles.
This graph tells the story of the data – the difference between Waymo’s accidents vs. that of average drivers. It tells a clear story.
Having experienced a Waymo ride myself, I can see why. Absent emotions, conversations, distractions like mobile phones, autonomous cars reduce most accident types – except rear end collisions that are likely caused by sudden/unexpected braking.
A growth in deployment of self-driving vehicles is shaping up to be a very positive tailwind for efforts to improve road safety.
