These articles always conflate all industry participants but when you dig into it, it's always Cruise that is causing the problem. SFMTA's complaint to the state about Waymo cites 13 incidents in Appendix B involving Cruise cars. The very best thing Waymo could do is lobby the state government to establish strict rules so their own reputation doesn't get diluted by Cruise.

There are a quarter million vehicle crashes in the DataSF Fire Department Calls For Service. Self-driving cars will prevent these. It's the systematically better way to go.