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[โ€“] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

it mentions several safety systems; radar, camera and a physical bumper and grate to keep things from getting into the machine

There were 1,429 Waymo accidents reported to the NHTSA between July 2021 and November 2025. Injuries and Fatalities: There have been 117 injuries and 2 fatalities reported in relation to these accidents.

[โ€“] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 7 hours ago

There are not really any similarities to the environment and use case of autonomous cars driving in open public roads, at high speeds, in a several thousand pound heavy vehicle, with thousands of other people acting in random unpredictable ways, and a 50 pound snow blower driving at walking pace in your own private closed driveway with basically no one in the area of operation.