IIHS: Waymo driverless cars have 68% fewer injury crashes per mile than human drivers
nordicinst · x · 2026-09-17
Guardian letters push back on a column dismissing driverless cars. A reader with nystagmus who can never drive cites IIHS findings from July that Waymo vehicles have 68% fewer injury crashes per mile than human drivers. Another parent of a severely disabled daughter argues autonomous cars open up her world safely, saying the "tech-bro willy-waving" critique comes from an able-bodied vantage point.
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