Waymo fleet

The only way for self-driving cars to go mainstream, and for the regulators to give them the green light, is for manufacturers to prove they're safer than human drivers. I see crazy people driving the streets of Jozi every day, so the bar is not high.

Waymo has a fleet of 1 500 self-driving taxis which have travelled over 56 million miles. Their data as of 1 May 2025 shows 92% fewer crashes with pedestrians and 82% fewer collisions with cyclists and motorcyclists. The data also showed a 96% drop in intersection accidents and 85% fewer crashes, which resulted in serious injury. So even when there are collisions, they are less dangerous.

I'm strongly in favour of self-driving cars and am enormously grateful that my kids will one day travel on safer roads.