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this post was submitted on 05 Feb 2026
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I’ve seen enough of these driving around that they actually feel safer being around than human drivers and mile-for-mile the stats show that they’re safer… however it feels like lately they’ve been put under a massive microscope with any mistake being played up like they’re the worst thing ever. It almost feels like a smear campaign. I’m curious who/why (Musk and his “robotaxi “ are ones that come to mind)
I don't trust any testing done by any firm whose finances depend on successful testing results. Independent third-party validation or GTFO. Self-regulation isn't worth shit.
They have to report any accidents to the authorities. They tend to be very diligent on this as cruise, another former autonomous vehicle company, went under after it lied about how an accident happened.
How about a peer reviewed analysis of crash data and percentage of autonomous driving vs humans?
I think people tend to forget how absolutely terrible humans are at driving. I'd definitely trust a purpose built computer that can't get drunk or stare at a phone more than a person.
Another thing people don't realize is they're not in a rush, although this could change if google thinks they can make more money by reducing travel times... But they don't speed, they don't roll through stop signs, they don't try and beat stop lights. Humans maturely want to get to a place as fast as possible, even if it only saves them 10 seconds on a light cycle they'll go for it. This also plays into road rage, the waymo isn't going to get frustrated by the guy going 10 under in the left lane, but that can drive some people crazy.
The best part is that when self-driving cars reach a critical mass, they will be able to travel much faster because they won't have to deal with human reaction times. Eventually there won't even be a need for stop lights.