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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Graig Graziosi

Waymo co-CEO says society will accept a death caused by one of her company’s robotaxis

The co-CEO of self-driving taxi company Waymo said she believes that a theoretical incident in which someone is killed by one of their vehicles will not pose an existential threat to the company's continued operation.

Tekedra Mawakana, the company's co-CEO, was interviewed in San Francisco this week during the TechCrunch Disrupt conference, and was asked about the potential for fatal autonomous taxi accidents.

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