Waymo data proves safety edge, hinting at similar adoption curves for AI doctors
Scobleizer · x · 2026-08-19
- Safety stats: Waymo reports 94% fewer serious/fatal injury crashes and 82% fewer injury crashes than human drivers over 22M fully autonomous miles.
- Adoption threshold: Statistical evidence of significantly fewer injury crashes vs. humans existed at just 7M miles, well before the 220M milestone.
- Growth trajectory: Adoption accelerated from 10k rides/week (2023) to 100k (2024), projected 500k by 2026. This suggests AI doctors may face a similar "safer but slow to adopt" trajectory as self-driving tech.
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