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by ben-schaaf 1795 days ago
> Decades of promises of self-driving cars. And still nothing able to drive without a driver.

Waymo have driven 20 million miles autonomously since 2009, and as of late 2020 claim 74,000 of those were done completely driverless. They're still a far cry from being common, but they're here and they're impressively safe.

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But what is the “miles on straight-ahead, well-lit US highway” vs. “kms on random European regional road” ratio?
> They're still a far cry from being common

Sounds familiar