What experts say about LA’s autonomous cars and their safety record

Listen 18:46 What we know about LA’s autonomous cars and their safety record Autonomous vehicles like Waymos have become a familiar sight in some parts of Los Angeles and Amazon’s Zoox is testing throughout the region.

New data show how these vehicles' safety record stacks up with human drivers.

Topline: New data shows Waymo’s robotaxis are crashing less often as they log more miles driven in Los Angeles.

Concerns: Former federal auto safety regulator and UCLA law professor Ann Carlson stressed on air that Waymo’s improving safety record shouldn’t be extrapolated onto other autonomous car companies like Tesla’s Cybercab or Amazon’s Zoox, both of which have had recent safety issues.

Listen: To the full AirTalk segment above to hear about the challenges involved in making autonomous cars safe in every environment.