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		scarmig on July 14, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: S.F. says incidents by Cruise, Waymo driverless ta... It doesn't even need to be at the mean. It just needs to drive more safely than the worst drivers who cause fatal crashes, and you're saving lives.

dublinben on July 14, 2023 [–]

SDC will only move the average upwards if they're taking less safe drivers off the road. If a 40% safe SDC replaces a 50% safe human driver, then you've shifted the average downwards.

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