I have a guest essay in @nytimes today about autonomous vehicle safety. I wrote it because I’m tired of seeing children die. Done right, we can eliminate car crashes as a leading cause of death in the United States
@Waymo recently released data covering nearly 100 million driverless miles. I spent weeks analyzing it because the results seemed too good to be true. 91% fewer serious-injury crashes. 92% less pedestrians hit. 96% fewer injury crashes at intersections. The list goes on.
39,000 Americans died in crashes last year. More than homicide, plane crashes, and natural disasters combined. The #2 killer of children and young adults. The #1 cause of spinal cord injury. We’ve accepted this as the price of mobility.
We don’t have to.
In medicine, when a treatment shows this level of benefit, we stop the trial early. Continuing to give patients the placebo becomes unethical. When an intervention works this clearly, you change what you do.
In driving, we’re all the control group.
Cities like DC and Boston are blocking deployment. And cities are not the only forces mobilizing to slow this progress.
It’s time we stop treating this like a tech moonshot and start treating it like a public health intervention that will save lives.
Link to article below.
👀 this video of Waymo cars evading crashes with people and vehicles. I especially note the ones that require it having a 360° view.
My sincere thanks to Alex Ellerbeck and @acsifferlin for their wisdom and sure hand in editing this piece.
So long @sweeney_con. One of those players who numbers were in the, 'Wait, let me check that again' category. The @TipperaryGAA and @BallyporeenGAA ace made 143 apps, 85 in championship. Since 2010 he scored 46-462 (600) averaging an amazing 4.2 points/game! A real modern legend.
This has to be one of the most mind-blowing human feats of all-time.
We’re going by to explore the stars and settle other planets.
Let’s just hope it happens in our lifetime ❤️
Fans: We want more of this!
Broadcasters: You want to see ex-players arguing for no reason?
Fans: No, we want insightful analysis from people who love the game and know their stuff.
Broadcaster: I understand... Here's Thogden and IShowSpeed shouting at each other about Ronaldo
Neuralink was kind enough to open their doors for me to tour their headquarters a few weeks back. It was an amazing experience and a day I'll never forget. This was at a company wide meeting at the end of the day. Thank you to everyone who made this possible. Hope y'all enjoy! I'm hoping to tell my story in full some day.