RocketBoyMar 27, 2025
Ars Technica
After 50 million miles, Waymos crash a lot less than human drivers
Waymo has been in dozens of crashes. Most were not Waymo's fault.
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/03/after-50-million-miles-waymos-crash-a-lot-less-than-human-drivers/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
After 50 million miles, Waymos crash a lot less than human drivers

Waymo has been in dozens of crashes. Most were not Waymo’s fault.

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Mar 27, 2025 at 11:05amArsBot 🤖
Show threadBlacksmithMar 27, 2025

@arstechnica so lidar is better than video only!

Tesla self driving will never happen.

Show threadThe LudditeMar 27, 2025
@arstechnica

Please be more critical. They should compare to taxis, not normal people who drive almost exclusively during their commutes (the most dangerous time to drive since it’s when everyone is driving). More importantly, we need to know how often humans intervene. Cruise employed 1.5 staff-members per car, intervening to assist these every 2.5 to 5 miles, which makes them less autonomous than regular taxis. Until we can meaningfully compare, these articles are corporate PR.
Show threadJared StevensMar 27, 2025

@theluddite @arstechnica Interesting story -- in controlled conditions it seems these cars are safer than people in general.

In the interest of further comparing apples-to-apples, it might also be worth mentioning that these cars are limited to city streets and don't include highway/interstate miles that human driver stats do.

The taxi driver idea is interesting and would partially account for this. Not sure that's published anywhere publicly though?

Show threadJared StevensMar 27, 2025
@theluddite @arstechnica Also, re: apples-to-apples, Waymo operates in cities that have pretty fair weather compared to the rest of the US. For example, I'm guessing these cars wouldn't function at all after a snowstorm in Salt Lake City. Those types of conditions result in higher crash rates for humans (at least, based on my experience sitting on I-15 waiting for wreckage to get hauled off...)
Show threadRenato RamondaMar 27, 2025
@arstechnica pfft... Call me when they're able to navigate (and park) across Milan, Genoa and Naples during rush hour, or any small Italian village at any time.
Show threadQRSS_TestMar 28, 2025
@arstechnica
I’ve been crowded out of crosswalks in downtown Austin by these things. Never hit me, but only because I moved. They also never drive on highways here. I treat all waymo cars as drunk drivers.