After 50 million miles, Waymos crash a lot less than human drivers
The first ever fatal crash involving a fully driverless vehicle occurred in San Francisco on January 19. The driverless vehicle belonged to Waymo, but the crash was not Waymo's fault.
Here's what happened: A Waymo with no driver or passengers stopped for a red light. Another car stopped behind the Waymo. Then, according to Waymo, a human-driven SUV rear-ended the other vehiclesat high speed, causing a six-car pileup that killed one person and injured five others. Someone's dog also died in the crash.
Another major Waymo crash occurred in October in San Francisco. Once again, a driverless Waymo was stopped for a red light. According to Waymo, a vehicle traveling in the opposite direction crossed the double yellow line and crashed into an SUV that was stopped to the Waymo's left. The force of the impact shoved the SUV into the Waymo. One person was seriously injured.