San Francisco’s streets just got a whole lot safer , and we’re not talking about those protected bike lanes. Waymo, the self-driving car company that’s basically turning sci-fi into reality, has dropped some seriously impressive dashcam footage showing how their autonomous vehicles are putting human drivers to absolute shame.

The Numbers Don’t Lie

In a groundbreaking study released on May 1st, Waymo revealed some jaw-dropping statistics that’ll make even the most skeptical tech enthusiast sit up and take notice. Over 56 million miles of driving, their AI-powered vehicles managed to reduce injury-causing crashes with pedestrians by a whopping 92% and cyclist/motorcyclist incidents by 82%. Those aren’t just numbers , that’s potentially hundreds of lives saved.

Bay Area Chaos, Meet Your Match

The footage is like a highlight reel of near-disasters that would make any human driver break out in a cold sweat. We’re talking motorcyclists crashing into medians, scooter riders running red lights, and Waymo cars gracefully avoiding what would typically be catastrophic collisions. One particularly wild scene shows a motorcyclist at Lincoln Way and 7th Avenue literally landing in a Waymo’s path , and guess what? No drama, no problem.

The Future is Now

Jonathan Adkins from the Governors Highway Safety Association summed it up perfectly: fewer crashes, fewer injuries, and a whole lot more safety. As San Francisco continues to be a testing ground for cutting-edge tech, it looks like our autonomous future might just be more reliable than our caffeine-fueled, smartphone-distracted human driving skills.