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Some Laws Kill

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30.06.2026

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 Waymo's had an "88% reduction in property damage claims and a 92% reduction in bodily injury claims."

"We have the data," says Adam Thierer, author of "Permissionless Innovation." "94% of all accidents are attributable to human error ... We can address one of the leading killers of Americans!"

Unfortunately, some politicians say you shouldn't be allowed to try........

© Townhall