Waymo says its driverless cars are better than humans at avoiding crashes with bikers, pedestrians
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[{'start': '0.080', 'end': '4.240', 'text': 'Also this evening, a question that we'}, {'start': '1.680', 'end': '6.879', 'text': 'ask a lot. How safe are those driverless'}, {'start': '4.240', 'end': '9.519', 'text': 'cars? Whimo says its cars are'}, {'start': '6.879', 'end': '11.440', 'text': 'outperforming human drivers and it has'}, {'start': '9.519', 'end': '13.200', 'text': 'the data to back it up. Senior'}, {'start': '11.440', 'end': '15.599', 'text': 'investigative reporter Bead Shabban got'}, {'start': '13.200', 'end': '17.520', 'text': 'a first look at this new report and what'}, {'start': '15.599', 'end': '21.279', 'text': "it means whether you're riding in a"}, {'start': '17.520', 'end': '23.840', 'text': 'Whimo or alongside one. Bead. Yeah.'}, {'start': '21.279', 'end': '26.320', 'text': 'Whimo estimates its fleet of driverless'}, {'start': '23.840', 'end': '28.800', 'text': 'vehicles has traveled close to 70'}, {'start': '26.320', 'end': '30.720', 'text': 'million miles on public roadways here in'}, {'start': '28.800', 'end': '32.640', 'text': 'California as well as Phoenix and'}, {'start': '30.720', 'end': '34.800', 'text': 'Austin. Now, in the Bay Area, the'}, {'start': '32.640', 'end': '37.040', 'text': 'company recently expanded beyond just'}, {'start': '34.800', 'end': '39.200', 'text': 'San Francisco, moving south along parts'}, {'start': '37.040', 'end': '42.399', 'text': 'of the peninsula as well as into San'}, {'start': '39.200', 'end': '44.879', 'text': 'Jose. And Whimo is actively working to'}, {'start': '42.399', 'end': '47.360', 'text': 'get approval to pick up and drop off'}, {'start': '44.879', 'end': '49.600', 'text': 'passengers at local airports. The right'}, {'start': '47.360', 'end': '51.840', 'text': 'hailing company certainly hopes to gain'}, {'start': '49.600', 'end': '54.680', 'text': 'your business, but realizes it will'}, {'start': '51.840', 'end': '58.000', 'text': 'first need to earn your'}, {'start': '54.680', 'end': '60.239', 'text': 'trust. Whimo is rolling out a new safety'}, {'start': '58.000', 'end': '62.640', 'text': 'report, touting its own track record'}, {'start': '60.239', 'end': '64.720', 'text': 'while also revealing just how often its'}, {'start': '62.640', 'end': '67.040', 'text': 'self-driving vehicles wind up in'}, {'start': '64.720', 'end': '69.760', 'text': 'accidents. Since its autonomous fleet'}, {'start': '67.040', 'end': '72.159', 'text': 'first hit the road 6 years ago, Whimo'}, {'start': '69.760', 'end': '75.280', 'text': 'says its hundreds of driverless cars'}, {'start': '72.159', 'end': '77.759', 'text': 'have been involved in 48 injury-causing'}, {'start': '75.280', 'end': '80.080', 'text': 'crashes. Federal transportation records'}, {'start': '77.759', 'end': '82.960', 'text': "show Whimo wasn't to blame for many of"}, {'start': '80.080', 'end': '85.600', 'text': "those accidents. The exact number isn't"}, {'start': '82.960', 'end': '88.880', 'text': 'clear from the data. Regardless, Whimo'}, {'start': '85.600', 'end': '91.280', 'text': 'says its cars still experienced 82%'}, {'start': '88.880', 'end': '93.920', 'text': 'fewer crashes with bikers and'}, {'start': '91.280', 'end': '97.000', 'text': 'motorcyclists compared to human drivers'}, {'start': '93.920', 'end': '99.280', 'text': 'and 92% fewer crashes with'}, {'start': '97.000', 'end': '101.759', 'text': 'pedestrians. Researchers at Whimo say'}, {'start': '99.280', 'end': '103.920', 'text': 'the dramatic reduction in accidents'}, {'start': '101.759', 'end': '106.399', 'text': 'mirrors what their prior safety reports'}, {'start': '103.920', 'end': '108.000', 'text': 'found over the past few years. Whimo is'}, {'start': '106.399', 'end': '110.159', 'text': 'just making the roads safer for'}, {'start': '108.000', 'end': '113.200', 'text': 'everybody whether you ride ride in a'}, {'start': '110.159', 'end': '115.200', 'text': 'Whimo or not. But the company has faced'}, {'start': '113.200', 'end': '117.520', 'text': 'safety issues. Our own reporting'}, {'start': '115.200', 'end': '119.520', 'text': 'revealed serious concerns from crossing'}, {'start': '117.520', 'end': '121.840', 'text': 'guards stationed at different schools'}, {'start': '119.520', 'end': '124.079', 'text': 'throughout San Francisco who each told'}, {'start': '121.840', 'end': '126.399', 'text': 'us they were involved with close calls'}, {'start': '124.079', 'end': '128.239', 'text': 'in crosswalks while helping guide'}, {'start': '126.399', 'end': '131.280', 'text': 'children and their families across the'}, {'start': '128.239', 'end': '133.840', 'text': 'street. Self-driving Whimos, they said'}, {'start': '131.280', 'end': '137.520', 'text': 'nearly ran into them. It almost hit you.'}, {'start': '133.840', 'end': '139.520', 'text': 'Yes. It did not recognize me in the'}, {'start': '137.520', 'end': '142.400', 'text': 'intersection, even though you were'}, {'start': '139.520', 'end': '144.400', 'text': 'standing in it with your stop sign. Yes.'}, {'start': '142.400', 'end': '146.720', 'text': 'At the time, Whimo told us it takes'}, {'start': '144.400', 'end': '149.360', 'text': 'those concerns very seriously, but'}, {'start': '146.720', 'end': '151.520', 'text': 'remains proud of its safety record. For'}, {'start': '149.360', 'end': '153.360', 'text': 'its latest crash report, Whimo says it'}, {'start': '151.520', 'end': '155.519', 'text': 'used accident data from police'}, {'start': '153.360', 'end': '157.360', 'text': 'departments to tabulate just how often'}, {'start': '155.519', 'end': '159.840', 'text': 'human drivers are getting into car'}, {'start': '157.360', 'end': '162.000', 'text': 'wrecks and then compared those rates'}, {'start': '159.840', 'end': '164.080', 'text': 'against its own. But transportation'}, {'start': '162.000', 'end': '166.280', 'text': 'experts have cautioned it may be too'}, {'start': '164.080', 'end': '168.720', 'text': 'early to draw any definitive safety'}, {'start': '166.280', 'end': '171.440', 'text': 'conclusions since driverless vehicles'}, {'start': '168.720', 'end': '174.000', 'text': "are still relatively new and haven't"}, {'start': '171.440', 'end': '176.720', 'text': 'traveled anywhere close to the more than'}, {'start': '174.000', 'end': '178.959', 'text': '3 trillion miles humans log on US'}, {'start': '176.720', 'end': '182.000', 'text': "roadways each year. There's always going"}, {'start': '178.959', 'end': '184.400', 'text': 'to be some uncertainty, but um you know'}, {'start': '182.000', 'end': '187.840', 'text': 'I think we are starting to see trends'}, {'start': '184.400', 'end': '189.840', 'text': "and as we drive more we'll be able to to"}, {'start': '187.840', 'end': '192.560', 'text': 'draw more certain conclusions from the'}, {'start': '189.840', 'end': '194.920', 'text': 'data. While 30 companies are permitted'}, {'start': '192.560', 'end': '197.840', 'text': 'to test their driverless cars across'}, {'start': '194.920', 'end': '200.159', 'text': 'California, Whimo remains the only one'}, {'start': '197.840', 'end': '202.720', 'text': 'fully approved to carry paying'}, {'start': '200.159', 'end': '205.840', 'text': 'passengers without anyone in the'}, {'start': '202.720', 'end': '208.360', 'text': "driver's seat. Bat Shabban, NBC Bay Area"}, {'start': '205.840', 'end': '209.920', 'text': 'News. We'}, {'start': '208.360', 'end': '211.599', 'text': 'investigate, thank you. Our'}, {'start': '209.920', 'end': '213.599', 'text': 'investigative unit continues to track'}, {'start': '211.599', 'end': '215.440', 'text': 'the advancements in this driverless'}, {'start': '213.599', 'end': '217.519', 'text': 'technology. To get caught up on all the'}, {'start': '215.440', 'end': '220.159', 'text': "stories we've done, we've had a series"}, {'start': '217.519', 'end': '222.159', 'text': 'called No One at the Wheel. To access'}, {'start': '220.159', 'end': '223.879', 'text': 'that content, just go to our website,'}, {'start': '222.159', 'end': '227.440', 'text': 'NBC Bay'}, {'start': '223.879', 'end': '227.440', 'text': 'Area.com/ investigations.'}]