Safety
Safety is at the heart of everything we do
At Waymo, we are as rigorous and innovative in our safety practices as we are with our technology. We’ve built a comprehensive safety program to guide our testing and development of fully autonomous driving technology.
Because Safety is UrgentTM
Autonomous Driving Technology Can Save Lives and Improve Mobility
1.36M
deaths worldwide due to vehicle crashes in 2016
36,000
deaths in the U.S. in 2018 and 2.7 million injuries
$836B
in harm from loss of life and injury each year
50M
Injuries worldwide due to vehicle crashes each year
79%
of seniors age 65 and older live in car-dependent communities.
12M
people 40 years and over in the United States have vision impairment.
The World’s Most Experienced DriverTM
10+ years
of autonomous driving in more than 10 states
5 generations
of autonomously driven vehicles
Billions
of miles in simulation
Millions
of miles on public roads