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Our Safety Philosophy

The data to date indicates the Waymo Driver is already reducing traffic injuries and fatalities in the places where we currently operate. At Waymo, we aim to reduce traffic injuries and fatalities by driving safely and responsibly, and will carefully manage risk as we scale our operations.

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Because Safety is Urgent™

At Waymo, we believe the status quo of road safety is unacceptable. Autonomous driving technology can save lives and improves mobility for all.

  • 1.19M
    deaths worldwide due to vehicle crashes each year

  • 42,514
    deaths in the U.S. in 2022 and 2.5 million injuries

  • $836B
    in harm from loss of life and injury each year

  • 50M
    injuries worldwide due to vehicle crashes each year

Making roads safer for all, today

In our first 22 million miles:

  • 84% Fewer airbag deployment crashes (26 fewer)

  • 73% Fewer injury-causing crashes (46 fewer)

  • 48% Fewer police-reported crashes (48 fewer)

compared to a human driving the same distance in the cities where we operate.

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The World’s Most Experienced Driver™

  • 40M Miles

    Tens of millions of miles.

    We have over 40 million miles of real-world driving experience — that’s enough to drive to the Moon and back 80 times.

  • Over a decade of experience.

    We were born as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, and served the first of many fully autonomous rides in 2015.

  • Tens of thousands of happy riders.

    On a weekly basis, we serve tens of thousands of riders across Phoenix, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and soon Austin.

  • Safer than human-driven vehicles.

    With 100% fewer bodily injury claims and 76% fewer property damage claims, Swiss Re (one of the world’s leading reinsurers) concluded that Waymo is significantly safer than human-driven vehicles.

Waymo sensor dome
Waymo sensor dome

Safety Research

We’re actively conducting studies and publishing peer-reviewed findings on our safety methodologies, performance data, and more

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