Google ’s self - driving car company Waymo has had fewer disengagements and racked up more miles driven than any of its competitors in the autonomous car market , according to California ’s Department of Motor Vehicles ' annual autonomous vehicle disengagement report . While a host of car and tech companies have been testing for many years privately, Waymo still has the edge on real-world experience. Waymo 's disengagement rate fell from 0.8 per thousand miles in 2015 to 1 per thousand miles last year , or from 124 in 2015 to 124 in 2016 . The report also says Waymo has clocked up a total of 635,868 miles driven in the state .
Google ’s self - driving car company Waymo has had fewer disengagements and racked up more miles driven than any of its competitors in the autonomous car market , according to California ’s Department of Motor Vehicles ' annual autonomous vehicle disengagement report . Waymo 's disengagement rate fell from 0.8 per thousand miles in 2015 to 1 per thousand miles last year , or from 124 in 2015 to 124 in 2016 . The report also says Waymo has clocked up a total of 635,868 miles driven in the state .