I am unabashedly pro-Waymo but I appreciate this article stress-testing a lot of the safety claims. Worth a sklm but even if you skip it: while Waymos are safer than a random car on the road, it's unclear that their rollout (at least initially) will meaningfully alter road safety. (I think that analysis is right but I am still bullish on the second-order effects.)
Are Waymos safe?
Yes — but whether they’re making roads safer is a much more complicated question.
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