The Growing Proof That Autonomous Cars Save Lives
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Roland Kwee
8 Sep, 2026
LS
Great Tech! But let's look at the underlying problem. According to Wikipedia, the US has a yearly traffic death rate of 14.2 per 100,000 people, but the UK just 2.6, NL 4.1, EU 6.7. There are clearly ways to save lives without super modern AVs.
Roland Kwee
8 Sep, 2026
LS
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-related_death_rate
