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It will sound terribly insensitive, but many, many more people die in "regular" car accidents every single day. The number of deaths in envelope-pushing, new t
by jazzyk 9y ago
It will sound terribly insensitive, but many, many more people die in "regular" car accidents every single day.
The number of deaths in envelope-pushing, new tech, accidents, compared to regular traffic deaths, is minuscule.
- Balgair 9y agoI mean, yeah, that's really insensitive. It's not about the number in this situation, it's about the stats. Uber's cars kill at a higher rate than the average driver. Granted, that stat is based on 1 data point, so it's not really a stat at all. Still, like, a ton more testing is obviously needed before these should be allowed anywhere near a school. Like, you wanna test a jet-pack? Be my guest. I'll grab a fire extinguisher when/if it fails. You wanna test a jet-pack near with dog in your arms? Dude, no way.
- SPBS 9y agoBut we don't know how much of that is due to regular cars usage being much larger in volume compared to electric. Only way we'd know is if electric car usage ramps up to comparative levels, which seems quite far away given the current climate