Cost per trip will come down and safety per trip will come up as autonomous proliferates

Cost per trip will come down and safety per trip will come up as autonomous proliferates | As these cars proliferate, the cost of autonomous is going to the cost per trip is going to come down. Safety per trip is absolutely going to come up.

Watch events: Waymo 1M rides/wk (end-2026); Tesla Robotaxi scaling; NHTSA AV rules

As these cars proliferate, the cost of autonomous is going to the cost per trip is going to come down. Safety per trip is absolutely going to come up.

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