Self-driving vehicles

The War on Self-Driving Cars Will Kill People

Data show that Waymo has far fewer bodily injury and property damage claims. So why do some politicians oppose it?

John Stossel | 7.1.2026 2:55 PM

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Car accidents kill 100 Americans every day.

But now an amazing solution is available: self-driving cars.

Robotaxis like Google-owned Waymo, for example.

Passengers who try them like them. Wherever robotaxis are allowed, ridership increases fast. Two years ago, there were 50,000 trips per week—today 500,000.

"The car did a better job than if somebody was driving!" says a passenger in my new video.

Waymo claims its cars are 10 times safer than human-driven ones. I wouldn't believe that if insurance companies, with their own money at stake, didn't agree.

Reinsurance News reports Waymos had an "88 percent reduction in property damage claims and a 92 percent reduction in bodily injury claims."

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