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You take a robotaxi instead of driving. What percent fewer injury crashes do Waymo's cars have than human drivers in the US?

82%

82% fewer, across 271 million driverless miles: 841 crashes that would have injured someone, and did not. Cyclists were hurt 86% less often, pedestrians 93% less often, and serious-injury crashes fell 95%. Waymo ran the numbers itself, counting every crash regardless of fault, with human drivers on those same city streets as the benchmark.

Waymo's driverless cars had 82% fewer injury crashes than human drivers over 271 million miles.

Source: Waymo Safety Impact hub (data through Jun 2026) · checked Sep 2026

This was one of five on September 29, 2026.

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