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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 21-Dec-2023 07:41:24 JST Ars Technica

   Human drivers crash a lot more than Waymo’s software, data shows

   Waymo says its cars cause injuries six times less often than human drivers.

   https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/12/human-drivers-crash-a-lot-more-than-waymos-software-data-shows/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • selje 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🇳🇴 🇮🇪 (selje@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 21-Dec-2023 08:00:45 JST selje 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🇳🇴 🇮🇪

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     @arstechnica
     Sorry this sounds like bogus statistics. I mean how many of them are on the road, when are they on the road, and where are they on the road. For example three crashes won't mean much if there are only 3 Waymo cars on the road. Or if they only drive in the hours between 2am and 3am, or if they never get on a freeway and only drive back roads. I am not saying it isn't promising technology I am just saying I find the statistics rather dubious.

   • Smitty (josephsmith3130@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 21-Dec-2023 08:14:02 JST Smitty

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     @arstechnica it makes no difference. The media will never say it that way.

   • Ray Ryan (rjrjr@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 21-Dec-2023 11:46:39 JST Ray Ryan

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     @arstechnica Friends who have had rides in both Waymo and Bolt describe the former as being like a boring driver, and the latter being like a frighteningly anxious student driver.