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Waymo Cars : Safer Than Humans Rideshare Revolution!
A firsthand look at Waymo rides in San Francisco and the potential for self-driving technology to change ridesharing and reduce traffic fatalities.
Video summary
Pete Cooper discusses riding in Waymo vehicles in San Francisco and considers how self-driving technology could change ridesharing. The conversation compares an automated system’s driving behaviour with the risks of human driving, including the number of traffic deaths discussed by the speakers.
One speaker believes more advanced vehicle systems could reduce deaths if widely used, but presents that as an expectation rather than a proven universal result. The episode uses the firsthand ride experience to explore a larger safety question: when, and under what conditions, automated driving might perform better than people.