GoKawiilWaymo reports 82% fewer injury crashes across 271 million driverless miles
Waymo released new safety data claiming its autonomous vehicles caused 82% fewer injury-related crashes and 95% fewer serious-injury crashes than human drivers, based on 271 million driverless miles through June across San Francisco, Los Angeles, Austin, Atlanta and Phoenix. The company also reported reductions in injury crashes involving pedestrians (93%), cyclists (86%) and motorcyclists (82%), and shared video of near-misses it says its system avoided.
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Because Waymo is self-reporting these figures, independent verification remains important, though past third-party analyses have shown similar, if smaller, safety improvements. The scale of data—over a quarter-billion miles—suggests Waymo may be building a case to regulators and the public for wider deployment of driverless vehicles.
- Waymo claims an 82% reduction in injury-causing crashes versus human drivers over 271 million miles.
- Serious-injury crashes reportedly dropped 95%, with notable reductions for pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists.
- Data covers five U.S. cities and comes directly from Waymo, not an independent auditor.
Source: tech.slashdot.org — Posted, 2026-09-27
Published there as: “Waymo Says Its Self-Driving Cars Reduced Injury-Causing Accidents by 82%”
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