ONTHEROADTOFULLYSELF-DRIVINGWaymoSafetyReportWaymo’smissionistobringself-drivingtechnologytotheworld,makingitsafeandeasyforpeopleandthingstomovearound.Webelieveourtechnologycanimprovemobilitybygivingpeoplethefreedomtogetaround,andsavethousandsoflivesnowlosttotrafficcrashes.OURMISSION23WaymoSafetyReportOnTheRoadtoFullySelf-DrivingSelf-drivingvehiclesholdthepromisetoimproveroadsafetyandoffernewmobilityoptionstomillionsofpeople.Whetherthey’resavinglivesorhelpingpeoplerunerrands,commutetowork,ordropkidsoffatschool,fullyself-drivingvehiclesholdenormouspotentialtotransformpeople’slivesforthebetter.SafetyisatthecoreofWaymo’smission—it’swhywewerefoundedovereightyearsagoastheGoogleself-drivingcarproject.Everyyear,1.2millionlivesarelosttotrafficcrashesaroundtheworld,andintheU.S.thenumberoftragediesisgrowing.Acommonelementofthesecrashesisthat94%involvehumanerror.Drivingisnotassafeoraseasyasitshouldbe,whiledistracteddrivingisontherise.Webelieveourtechnologycouldsavethousandsoflivesnowlosttotrafficcrasheseveryyear.Ourcommitmenttosafetyisreflectedineverythingwedo,fromourcompanyculturetohowwedesignandtestourtechnology.Inthis,ourfirstSafetyReportonWaymo’sfullyself-drivingtechnology,wedetailWaymo’sworkon—andourcommitmentto—safety.Thisoverviewofoursafetyprogramunderscorestheimportantlessonslearnedthroughthe3.5millionmilesWaymo’svehicleshaveself-drivenonpublicroadsandthroughourbillionsofmilesofsimulateddriving.We’reBuildingaSaferDriverforEveryoneINTRODUCTIONWaymoSafetyReportOnTheRoadtoFullySelf-Driving4Waymo’sSafetyReportalsoaddressestheU.S.DepartmentofTransportation(DOT)federalpolicyframeworkforautonomousvehicles:AutomatedDrivingSystems2.0:AVisionforSafety.TheDOTframeworkoutlines12safetydesignelements,andencouragescompaniestestinganddeployingself-drivingsystemstoaddresseachoftheseareas.OverthecourseofourReport,wewilloutlinetheprocessesrelevanttoeachsafetydesignelementandhowtheyunderpinthedevelopment,testing,anddeploymentoffullyself-drivingvehicles.Fullyself-drivingveh...
