Self-driving will become 95-97% safer than human driving

Self-driving will become 95-97% safer than human driving | the self-driving is 90% safer, soon to be 95, 97% safer

the self-driving is 90% safer, soon to be 95, 97% safer

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      "label": "Waymo demonstrates 88% property damage / 92% bodily injury claim reduction (insurance)",
      "notes": "HIT — independent insurance-claims-based validation, hard to dispute.",
      "source": "https://waymo.com/blog/2024/12/new-swiss-re-study-waymo/",
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      "notes": "HIT — 92% reduction = roughly 'safety multiplier 12-13x'. Dave Blundin's '95-97%' is within striking distance.",
      "source": "https://waymo.com/blog/shorts/waymo-safety-impact-update-170m/ — March 19, 2026 update",
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      "notes": "Math: from 92% to 95% requires further 38% relative reduction in residual crash rate — plausible with continued ML improvements but not guaranteed.",
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