Waymo’s insurer feels really good about their safety.

“Today, we’re sharing our new cutting-edge research with Swiss Re, one of the world’s leading reinsurers, analyzing liability claims related to collisions from 25.3 million fully autonomous miles driven by Waymo. … It demonstrates that … the Waymo Driver significantly outperforms both the overall driving population and the latest generation of human-driven vehicles equipped with advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS).” I’m only assuming that Swiss Re is actually on the hook for self-driving claims — I actually have no idea. If any of our insurance geek subscribers have details, please write in. ~ learn more