Thomas Dietterich: Waymo should track 'counterfactual near misses' as a KPI
tdietterich · x · 2026-11-15
AI researcher Thomas Dietterich argues crash stats aren't the only metric that matters for Waymo: the company should measure how often other vehicles and pedestrians must take evasive action—what he calls "counterfactual near misses"—and make reducing them a KPI. He rides Waymo regularly (most recently in Phoenix) but is alarmed by how long fixes take.
Related event: Dietterich Challenges Waymo's Safety Claims and Liability(7 posts)→
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