Waymo is still good at avoiding serious distraction and death after 56.7 million miles

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Waymo released a new study today that it says shows its fully driverless vehicles continuing to outperform human drivers after 56.7 million miles. The peer-reviewed study, which is slated for publication in Traffic Injury Prevention Journal, analyzes Waymo’s performance in 11 different crash scenarios compared to human drivers. In addition, it cites early evidence that the company’s vehicles are adept at preventing the most serious types of injuries during a vehicle crash. The study is the latest from Waymo that aims to bolster its safety case as it slowly introduces its robotaxis to new cities. Waymo says its fully driverless vehicles have traveled 56.7 million miles across its four major markets — Phoenix, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Austin — as of January 2025. The company compared the data from those mil ... Read full article.