AI researcher Dietterich slams Waymo: unclear safety culture, known defects go unfixed
tdietterich · x · 2026-11-14
Responding to news that Washington DC is restricting Waymo vehicles, noted AI researcher Thomas Dietterich argued that Waymo "has a lot to prove": the company can't seem to update its system to repair known defects, hasn't clearly established a high-reliability safety culture, and sees safety incidents every day — pointing to a site that tracks daily incident videos. A reply pushed back, asking whether Waymo isn't already superhuman based on crash statistics.
Related event: Dietterich Challenges Waymo's Safety Claims and Liability(7 posts)→
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