Hidden perks & quiet luxury in Uber's driverless cars won me over in minutes

Hidden perks & quiet luxury in Uber's driverless cars won me over in minutes

UNDER Uber’s expanded partnership with autonomous driving technology company Waymo, I had the opportunity to take a ride in a self-driving luxury Jaguar – and I was pleasantly surprised. Although initially hesitant considering the lack of a driver in the front seat, there were many luxurious amenities and hidden financial perks that put me at ease within minutes. GettyThe U.S. Sun got to exclusively try out a Waymo ride this month[/caption] Uber…

Waymo has taken his heart out of his million-dollar investment in autonomous vehicles, without a driver, in the United States. It is that after 50 million miles (80.5 million kilometers) traveled, his technology has been proclaimed the winner before human drivers. Although on January 19 one of his vehicles suffered a serious accident. Taking the life of a person and a dog. All virality focused on that it was an autonomous vehicle. But surprise, …

Do you trust the math? I ask because the crash statistics are telling a story we may not be ready to accept yet. After about 50 million miles driven, Waymo’s driverless cars are proving to be dramatically safer than us humans behind the wheel. I’m not talking about small, marginal improvements or statistics manipulated to make everything look rosier. The numbers are there, raw and merciless: an 83% reduction in crashes serious enough to trigger …