The headline is editorialized. The original text in the earnings report was "busier than over 99% of all drivers in Austin in terms of completed trips per day". Now I'm wondering about the 1% of human drivers that could outlast a 24 hour shift Waymo.

Thatâ(TM)s a Shetty thing to do.

The death rate is only part of the picture. It is a lagging indicator, meaning it reflects virus spread from a couple of weeks ago. The new cases rate spiking up in the last week or two will mean that the death rate will also increase in a couple weeks, once the current new cases have a chance to progress.

Already been done: https://spectrum.ieee.org/cars...