Scoble defends Waymo: humans kill 40,000 a year driving in the US alone
Scobleizer · x · 2026-09-20
Robert Scoble pushed back on Waymo safety criticism on X, challenging users to name a fatal Waymo crash and noting that human drivers alone kill about 40,000 people a year in the US. The exchange highlights the double standard applied to robotaxis compared to human drivers.
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