Amazon’s Zoox is already testing its driverless vehicles in L.A., and Tesla’s Cybercab and others are expected to follow suit.
In each of these fatal accidents, Waymo didn’t appear to be at fault.
This year, 149 Waymo accidents in Los Angeles have involved a passenger vehicle, 11 involved a heavy truck, and two involved a first-responder vehicle.
Zoox is testing in Los Angeles and San Francisco and has been involved in 18 crashes in the state this year, according to NHTSA data.
Last month Waymo released its latest safety data.