Waymo has presented fresh safety data for self-driving cars for 2024.
50 million kilometers without a human driver — and the results are impressive:
- 83% fewer accidents with airbag deployment
- 81% fewer accidents with injuries
- 64% fewer traffic incidents reported by police
What does this mean in practice? The Waymo Driver is already driving significantly safer than the average person — the car is less likely to be involved in serious accidents that cause damage or injuries.
A robot at the wheel is more cautious, predictable, and attentive than a live driver. If the main question used to be “how soon will self-driving cars catch up to humans,” now it sounds different: “how soon will humans give way to robots on the road?”
More details with data and figures: https://waymo.com/safety/impact
