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After 50 million miles, Waymos crash a lot less than human drivers (arstechnica.com)
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[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 200 points 5 days ago (3 children)

That's what happens when you have a reasonable sensor suite with LIDAR, instead of trying to rely entirely on cameras like Tesla does.

[–] slaacaa@lemmy.world 15 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

At least the repair for a camera-only front is cheaper after the car crashes into a parked white bus

Tap for spoiler/s

[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 8 points 4 days ago

And are limited to highly trained routes. There's a reason you only see them in specific neighborhoods of specific cities.