[Proziam]

The article doesn't seem to address fully how much of the "Humans are to blame" part is Waymo cars driving in a manner that isn't normal.

The cases they highlight, such as a multi-collision hit and run, are obvious bad human situations. But, this article feels like it's being a bit generous in its interpretation.

After all, I've seen Waymo cars cause wild traffic jams, and that sort of unexpected behavior could absolutely cause collisions.

[jillesvangurp]

Being rear ended (16 out of 23 serious accidents according to the article) is a pretty clear case of the car not doing anything wrong at all. It's the one case where collision avoidance is going to be useless because the car is waiting for e.g. a red light and is supposed to be stopped and has to blindly trust cars behind us will do the same thing.

[giantg2]

Your assumption is that it was stopped at a red light. What if if slams the brakes on in the middle of the road due to a mylar balloon, etc? Does it sense a vehicle approaching quickly and sound the horn to hopefully alert the driver to stop, and pull forward from the stop line into the crosswalk if it's clear to provide extra braking distance?

[colonelspace]

Performing an illegal action on the roads does not always equal unsafe driving, and vice versa.