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Waymo CEO Says Society Is Ready for One of Its Cars to Kill Someone (futurism.com)
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What an odd thing to say...

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[–] -1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Waymo robotaxis are so safe that, according to the company’s data, its driverless vehicles are involved in 91 percent fewer crashes compared to human-operated vehicles.

Wow, you think the "company's data" is a trustworthy source? Where is your critical thinking skills?

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    They released actual data in line with the NHTSA regulations. If the data is falsified that'd be illegal. Do you have a reason to think otherwise?

    https://www.nhtsa.gov/laws-regulations/standing-general-order-crash-reporting

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago*

    If the data is falsified that’d be illegal.

    Oh no! It would be illegal!

    And what would be the punishment if it was found out that they released illegal data? A fine that could amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars? On top of their tens of millions of dollars of profits?

    Do you have a reason to think otherwise?

    Yes, they are directly incentivized to either push their data in a biased direction or outright falsify their numbers, in order to facilitate the marketing strategy of these taxis being a "safe" technology, and increase their profit margin.

    Fuck... have we learned nothing from the tobacco industry?!

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