GoKawiilWaymo reports 82% fewer injury crashes over 271M driverless miles
Waymo released updated self-reported safety data covering 271 million driverless miles through June across Atlanta, Austin, Phoenix, Los Angeles and the San Francisco-Bay Area, 50 million more miles than its previous report. The company says its robotaxis showed an 82% reduction in injury-causing crashes, 95% fewer serious-injury crashes, and sharply lower rates of pedestrian, cyclist and motorcycle injury crashes compared with human drivers.
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Waymo is using its own data to sway policymakers debating driverless vehicle regulation, but critics note the figures don't account for non-crash disruptions like traffic snarls the robotaxis can cause. The mileage, while large, remains tiny next to the roughly 3 trillion miles humans drive annually in the US, meaning the statistical comparison could still carry significant uncertainty as Waymo expands to more cities and vehicles.
- Waymo's safety data now spans 271 million driverless miles across five cities.
- Self-reported figures show 82-95% reductions in various injury-crash categories versus human drivers.
- Experts caution the data doesn't measure non-crash traffic disruptions, and Waymo's mileage is still small relative to US driving overall.
Source: theverge.com — Andrew J. Hawkins, 2026-09-24
Published there as: “Waymo’s driverless cars continue to crash less often than people”
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