Very limited scope and area is now the whole of a few major cities.

https://support.google.com/waymo/answer/9059119?authuser=1

This is actually the one technology I am excited about. Especially with the Zoox/mini bus /carpool model, I can see these things replacing personal cars entirely which is going to be a godsend for cost, saftey and traffic

I absolutely would, since operating in a slowly growing limited scope and area is a part of the safety strategy.

> Waymo operates in a very limited scope and area. I would not attempt to extrapolate anything from their current performance.

This is less and less true every year. Yes, it doesn't drive in the snow yet, no, I don't drive in the snow either, I'm ok with that.

If you were trying to evaluate that code deployed willy nilly in the wider world, sure. But that code exists within a framework which is deliberately limiting rollout in order to reduce risk. What matters is the performance of the combined code and risk management framework, which has proven to be quite good.

Airbus A320s wouldn’t be very safe if we let Joe Schmo off the street fly them however he likes, but we don’t. An A320 piloted within a regulated commercial aviation regime is very safe.

What matters is the safety of the entire system including the non-technological parts.