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EdmondDantes_

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10. You're still missing the point

Reply to dalton99a (Reply #4)

Wed Dec 3, 2025, 10:46 AM

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Compare those incidents to the number of people driven cars over the same miles. Just because the autonomous vehicles aren't perfect doesn't mean they aren't vastly better than us.

Think of it like this. It's news when a plane crashes, but car crashes aren't. Which one happens more frequently? You hear about the instances of an autonomous car doing something wrong precisely because it's rare.

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The Data on Self-Driving Cars Is Clear. We Have to Change Course. [View all] Mr. Sparkle Wednesday OP

. dalton99a Wednesday #1

3 children, 2 adults dead after school bus and semitruck collide in Illinois Mr. Sparkle Wednesday #3

They still have a lot of work to do on the decision-making side in the software dalton99a Wednesday #4

Waymo also has waaay more tech packed in than so-called self driving cars like tesla. uncle ray Wednesday #8

You're still missing the point EdmondDantes_ Wednesday #10

They're all over Los Angeles. They're generally good drivers. tinrobot Wednesday #2

The difference between Waymo and a human LA driver DBoon Wednesday #9

I know a cyclist in SF who rides next to Waymos. tinrobot Wednesday #11

I took a Waymo for the first time for the novelty of it up in SF Shambala Wednesday #5

They are actually ok for routine traffic in good weather on clearly marked roads dalton99a Wednesday #6

The problem is that there are too many cars on the road. harumph Wednesday #7

It's been shown many times that driverless cars are NOT programmed to stop in questionable circumstances dickthegrouch Wednesday #12

Except the data doesn't show that EdmondDantes_ Wednesday #13

Here dickthegrouch Wednesday #14