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It could, but maybe not if your motto is, "Move Fast and Break Things." Article is short on data instead referencing a bunch of aggregated IIHS studies.

bestouff 23d ago
"Move fast and break things" looks obviously bad for an autonomous vehicle ...
anon84873628 23d ago
Which autonomous vehicle company has that as their motto?
- warkdarrior 23d ago
  Stop asking relevant questions! I have a narrative to push and you are getting in the way.
computomatic 23d ago
Uber exited the autonomous vehicle race several years ago. AFAICT, largely because of this mismatch. Who's still in this area (in a serious way) that behaves like that?
- pbkompasz 23d ago
  Didn't they just launch autonomous Ubers in London last week?
  - computomatic 22d ago
    You can request a ride via Uber. They aren't building the tech. I find it a bit unclear who is operating the fleet (Uber or Wayve), but that seems irrelevant when the question is whether the vehicles' autonomous technology is safe.
arjie 23d ago
That’s a Facebook motto but Facebook (now Meta) isn’t in AVs. I suppose that excludes Facebook of pre 2016 from participating in AVs? I think everyone is fine with that.
coderintherye 23d ago
Waymo's mission is literally "to be the world's most trusted driver" They put safety above all else and actually goal to it.
- dewarrn1 23d ago
  This is a stunning attempt to rewrite history. > It was Levandowski who...had persuaded Google’s leadership to spend millions of dollars inventing self-driving cars. > Some of the biggest fights involved risks that Levandowski was taking in self-driving experiments. ... “If it is your job to advance technology, safety cannot be your No. 1 concern,” Levandowski told me. “If it is, you’ll never do anything. It’s always safer to leave the car in the driveway. You’ll never learn from a real mistake.” [0] [0] https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/10/22/did-uber-steal-googles-intellectual-property https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/10/22/did-uber-steal...
- DarmokTanagra 23d ago
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bestouff 23d ago

"Move fast and break things" looks obviously bad for an autonomous vehicle ...

anon84873628 23d ago

Which autonomous vehicle company has that as their motto?

warkdarrior 23d ago
Stop asking relevant questions! I have a narrative to push and you are getting in the way.

computomatic 23d ago

Uber exited the autonomous vehicle race several years ago. AFAICT, largely because of this mismatch. Who's still in this area (in a serious way) that behaves like that?

pbkompasz 23d ago
Didn't they just launch autonomous Ubers in London last week?
- computomatic 22d ago
  You can request a ride via Uber. They aren't building the tech. I find it a bit unclear who is operating the fleet (Uber or Wayve), but that seems irrelevant when the question is whether the vehicles' autonomous technology is safe.

arjie 23d ago

That’s a Facebook motto but Facebook (now Meta) isn’t in AVs. I suppose that excludes Facebook of pre 2016 from participating in AVs? I think everyone is fine with that.

coderintherye 23d ago

Waymo's mission is literally "to be the world's most trusted driver" They put safety above all else and actually goal to it.

dewarrn1 23d ago
This is a stunning attempt to rewrite history. > It was Levandowski who...had persuaded Google’s leadership to spend millions of dollars inventing self-driving cars. > Some of the biggest fights involved risks that Levandowski was taking in self-driving experiments. ... “If it is your job to advance technology, safety cannot be your No. 1 concern,” Levandowski told me. “If it is, you’ll never do anything. It’s always safer to leave the car in the driveway. You’ll never learn from a real mistake.” [0] [0] https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/10/22/did-uber-steal-googles-intellectual-property https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/10/22/did-uber-steal...
DarmokTanagra 23d ago
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