Preamble:
Not long ago, in San Francisco, a Robotaxi swept a pedestrian under the chassis of a car that was not seriously injured, but the incident was enough to draw attention to the fact that the driver's license was revoked and a $1.5 million fine was imposed on the driverless car owned by General Motors' Cruise.
Because of the painful lessons of Cruise, driverless cars have once again become the focus of public discussion, and more and more people have begun to be skeptical of driverless cars, believing that such cars are unsafe and irresponsible.
In such a public opinion environment, Waymo's parent company Alphabet decided to come up with its own data to prove that their driverless car accident rate is really much lower than that of human driving.
1. The accident rate of unmanned vehicles is 85% lower than that of human driving.
The safety of driverless cars has always been the focus of public attention, and it is also the key to whether this new technology can be implemented.
Because of the emergence of driverless cars, the occurrence of traffic accidents can be reduced to a large extent, because driverless cars will not appear fatigue driving, drunk driving and other problems, but in the current actual situation, the safety of driverless cars is still controversial, after all, this is a new technology, can not avoid some accidents.
A traffic accident in Cruise's driverless car is a very typical example, and at this time, Waymo came up with its own data to compare, just to prove the safety of driverless cars through facts.
Waymo's parent company, Alphabet, has announced that its driverless car, Waymo Driver, has achieved Level 4 autonomous driving capabilities and has provided more than 700,000 passenger rides to the public over the past few years, driving more than 7.1 million miles.
In this huge data, there have been only three minor traffic accidents, which is much lower than the accident rate of human driving, and there have been no serious casualties.
In order to better let the public understand these data, Waymo specially hired third-party experts to analyze, and the results of the study showed that the accident rate of Waymo's unmanned vehicles is 85% lower than that of manual driving.
How did you come up with such data?
First of all, the data comparing Waymo's driverless cars with human driving is not obtained through simulation experiments, but data from real accidents, and conclusions are drawn from real traffic accidents reported by the police.
Judging from the data of these car accidents, the probability of a collision between Waymo's unmanned car and other vehicles is very small, much less than that of a car driven by a human.
Second, Waymo's unmanned vehicles are located in exactly the same area as the area traveled by humans, so the data is not due to geographical differences, but is comparable.
This safety record is much higher than any driverless vehicle in the United States, which is also due to Waymo's consistent "safety first" principle.
At present, the road traffic safety situation in the mainland is still very severe, the number of deaths caused by traffic accidents is as high as 40,000 every year, the vast majority of which are caused by human negligence and illegal driving, at this time, unmanned vehicles can solve this problem well, so that it will not appear fatigue driving, distracted driving and other problems, can better protect the personal safety of passengers.
Second, how to look at driverless cars.
Because the emergence of driverless cars will have a great role in promoting traffic safety, we should look at driverless cars more objectively, rather than thinking that this technology is unsafe because of some accidents.
In fact, in order to effectively improve the road traffic safety situation, driverless cars are a very good choice, but in the process of promotion, there are still some problems that we need to think about and solve.
First of all, the safety of driverless cars is very important, and it is also a matter of great concern to the public, and the current data shows that the safety of driverless cars has been greatly guaranteed and improved, in fact, the safety record of driverless cars is much better than that of human-driven vehicles.
Secondly, the intelligent characteristics of driverless cars can also bring more convenience to our travel, alleviate the problem of traffic congestion, and contribute to the cause of environmental protection.
The emergence of driverless cars will also have a profound impact on our transportation and will also bring new development opportunities to our transportation industry, which can promote the entire industry to move towards a more intelligent and digital direction.
Of course, in the process of promoting and landing driverless cars, there are still many laws, regulations and technical standards that we need to improve and implement, only on this basis, can we better standardize the driving and safety management of driverless cars, and better protect the rights and interests of consumers and related stakeholders.
The emergence of driverless cars has brought us a new mode of transportation, and it is also a typical case of the deep integration of technology and transportation industry, we have reason to believe that with the continuous progress of science and technology, the safety and reliability of driverless cars will be further improved, and will also bring more convenience and surprises to our lives.
Epilogue:
The emergence of driverless cars has undoubtedly brought great changes to our society and life, and it is also an important step for us to move towards intelligent transportation.
Of course, in this process, it is also very important for us to have a cautious attitude towards driverless cars, and only through preliminary scientific experiments and strict safety assessments, on the basis of ensuring their safety and reliability, can we better enjoy the convenience and safety guarantees brought by driverless cars.
It is hoped that more and more driverless cars will participate in road traffic in the future, and they will also be able to become a good partner for our safe and intelligent travel.