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> Waymo is limited to few specific locations with decent roads and does not drive in poor weather the study is comparing Waymo to accidents occurred in the sam
by riquito 1y ago
> Waymo is limited to few specific locations with decent roads and does not drive in poor weather
the study is comparing Waymo to accidents occurred in the same cities where Waymo operates, and my understanding is that Waymo drives 7 days a week, 24h a day in those cities, so same roads, same weather. Seems a legit comparison
- manquer 1y agoNot the same cars though, people are not driving newish mid range SUV with professional maintenance all the time.
- notTooFarGone 1y agoAlso there is some sort of bias not accounted for: People drive when most people drive and most people are stuck in the most dangerous area: traffic. Waymo driving at night on empty streets is not a good indicator for accident prevention when measured against the average human, who is stuck mostly in traffic.
- ra7 1y agoWhy do you believe Waymo's miles are from driving at night on empty streets? They drive when there's rideshare demand, a majority of which occurs during daytime and in the busiest areas of a city. They are no less stuck in traffic than the average human.