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If you were trying to evaluate that code deployed willy nilly in the wider world, sure. But that code exists within a framework which is deliberately limiting rollout in order to reduce risk. What matters is the performance of the combined code and risk management framework, which has proven to be quite good.

Airbus A320s wouldn’t be very safe if we let Joe Schmo off the street fly them however he likes, but we don’t. An A320 piloted within a regulated commercial aviation regime is very safe.

What matters is the safety of the entire system including the non-technological parts.





I'm just curious to see how they handle highways more broadly which is where the real danger is and where Tesla got in trouble in the early days. Waymo avoided doing that until late last year, and even then it's on a very controlled freeway test in Phoenix, not random highways

https://waymo.com/blog/2024/01/from-surface-streets-to-freew...


Highways are pretty safe. The road is designed from start to finish to minimise the harm from collisions. That’s not true of urban streets

They drive on highways here, in Austin, all the time. They do just fine. My kids love to wave to Waymo.



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