Waymo simulated real-world crashes to prove its self-driving cars can prevent deaths

Posted on Mar 9, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

In a bid to prove that its robot drivers are safer than humans, Waymo simulated dozens of real-world fatal crashes that took place in Arizona over nearly a decade. The Google spinoff discovered that replacing either vehicle in a two-car crash with its robot-guided minivans would nearly eliminate all deaths, according to data it publicized today.