[batmansmk]

Those news should be carefully regulated. After working for 2 years in the field as an engineering manager directly responsible in getting good numbers, none of the claims of the time were genuine, but were just framed in a way that provided the best outlook. I wonder if it’s still the case.

[sinuhe69]

You forgot the number came from the insurance industry directly, who will bear the blunt cost if their calculations are wrong. So alone due to their self-interest, I believe those numbers are solid.

[batmansmk]

« Waymo says data shows ». The insurer never said anything, it’s just Waymo saying that some of their own reasoning based on those numbers reached the conclusions they want to see - and they paid some press release company to articulate this narrative.