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far safer than human drivers.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content c-article-content--next js-article-content\">\n<p>Following technology news about Europe on social media can be frustrating, as positive news is often overshadowed by complaints that consumers lack access to the latest innovative technologies and services due to a plethora of regulations from Brussels. <\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The autonomous vehicle (AV) sector, however, looks positive in Europe this year \u2014 the United States\u2019 leading autonomous vehicle company, Waymo, just announced that Munich will be its latest addition to its ongoing global expansion. <\/p>\n<p>While Waymo already offers services in dozens of cities across the United States, it recently began its international rollout, with London, Tokyo and Munich as the first three cities abroad. <\/p>\n<p>This is not the first good news for Europe\u2019s consumers, lazy drivers and AV-enthusiasts this year. <\/p>\n<p>Yael Ossowski recently pointed out that a Dutch decision to greenlight Tesla\u2019s Full Self-Driving Supervised (FSD) led to a domino effect of approvals, with Danish, Lithuanian and Estonian regulators quickly following suit and giving Tesla owners more choice in how much they trust their car&#8217;s semi-autonomous features.<\/p>\n<h2>AV taxis are 12 to 20 times safer than human-driven taxis<\/h2>\n<p>Waymo coming to Munich\u2019s streets is not just good news for passengers dreading the music choice of local taxi drivers but also has wider implications for road safety.<\/p>\n<p>Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman suggested early on that machines will ultimately be better and safer than humans at decisions about navigation and driving. A few years later, we do have hard data to back this up. <\/p>\n<p>Data from major US cities show that AV-taxis are between 12 and 20 times safer than human-driven taxis, helping prevent many accidents and injuries. <\/p>\n<p>Given that we still have around 20,000 road fatalities in Europe every year, where 67% of all accidents happen due to the drivers\u2019 fault, it should be in the interest of consumers and policymakers to reduce this by enabling cutting-edge technology.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.9326241134751773\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/89\/27\/80\/808x755_cmsv2_13b0662b-8c8c-5aa7-8471-a9d32ca1c09e-9892780.jpg\" alt=\"Copyright Eurostat. 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Euronews courtesty of EU Tech Loop<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">All rights reserved<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>With Munich taxi fares from the airport to downtown ranging from \u20ac80 to \u20ac90 per trip, AV taxis could be a game-changer for many passengers across the EU, especially those living in remote areas with no access to public transport or many late-night flights. <\/p>\n<p>Although, in the past, ride-hailing apps have created a competitive challenge to traditional taxis, the expansion of AV taxis can add to it, ultimately making rides more affordable for average consumers. <\/p>\n<p>Companies like Waymo should also not be seen as competitors to the car industry but as companies that program and build your driver. <\/p>\n<p>Especially for the German automotive industry, this might be a huge opportunity to partner up and plug into the AV ecosystem so that, one day, visitors from all over the world can be 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The tech habit quietly damaging relationships<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2920946-pos2-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2920946\" data-cid=\"9890995\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Apple to unveil foldable \u2018iPhone Ultra\u2019 on 9 September<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2919995-pos3-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-related the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2919995\" data-cid=\"9892098\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    MTG-I2 satellite launches on Ariane 6, completing Europe&#8217;s new weather satellite constellation<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2920780-pos4-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-video the-media-object--has-related the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2920780\" data-cid=\"9890679\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Gamescom: Germany is Europe\u2019s largest video game market<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2797468-pos5-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2797468\" data-cid=\"9267924\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Spain moves forward with plans to shorten the 40-hour working week<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"articleBody\" data-key=\"articleBody\">Following technology news about Europe on social media can be frustrating, as positive news is often overshadowed by complaints that consumers lack access to the latest innovative technologies and services due to a plethora of regulations from Brussels.The autonomous vehicle (AV) sector, however, looks positive in Europe this year \u2014 the United States\u2019 leading autonomous vehicle company, Waymo, just announced that Munich will be its latest addition to its ongoing global expansion.While Waymo already offers services in dozens of cities across the United States, it recently began its international rollout, with London, Tokyo and Munich as the first three cities abroad.This is not the first good news for Europe\u2019s consumers, lazy drivers and AV-enthusiasts this year.Yael Ossowski recently pointed out that a Dutch decision to greenlight Tesla\u2019s Full Self-Driving Supervised (FSD) led to a domino effect of approvals, with Danish, Lithuanian and Estonian regulators quickly following suit and giving Tesla owners more choice in how much they trust their car&#8217;s semi-autonomous features.AV taxis are 12 to 20 times safer than human-driven taxisWaymo coming to Munich\u2019s streets is not just good news for passengers dreading the music choice of local taxi drivers but also has wider implications for road safety.Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman suggested early on that machines will ultimately be better and safer than humans at decisions about navigation and driving. A few years later, we do have hard data to back this up.Data from major US cities show that AV-taxis are between 12 and 20 times safer than human-driven taxis, helping prevent many accidents and injuries.Given that we still have around 20,000 road fatalities in Europe every year, where 67% of all accidents happen due to the drivers\u2019 fault, it should be in the interest of consumers and policymakers to reduce this by enabling cutting-edge technology.With Munich taxi fares from the airport to downtown ranging from \u20ac80 to \u20ac90 per trip, AV taxis could be a game-changer for many passengers across the EU, especially those living in remote areas with no access to public transport or many late-night flights.Although, in the past, ride-hailing apps have created a competitive challenge to traditional taxis, the expansion of AV taxis can add to it, ultimately making rides more affordable for average consumers.Companies like Waymo should also not be seen as competitors to the car industry but as companies that program and build your driver.Especially for the German automotive industry, this might be a huge opportunity to partner up and plug into the AV ecosystem so that, one day, visitors from all over the world can be chauffeured in a driverless, locally manufactured BMW or Audi through Munich.This story was originally published on EU Tech Loop and has been shared on Euronews as part of a syndication agreement.<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/next\/2026\/08\/28\/waymo-in-munich-could-autonomous-vehicles-make-europes-roads-safer&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/89\/27\/80\/1200x675_cmsv2_4b19ccc6-6f9c-5f7d-9466-82b6b2c4a811-9892780.jpg&#8221;] Europe News Greenland to open truth commission over forced contraception scheme Culture news C\u00e9line Dion concerts: Canadian star returns to Paris after six years away from the stage No Comment Fans welcome C\u00e9line Dion outside her Paris hotel as she prepares to launch a 16\u2011show arena residency Europe News Dutch centre warns [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[90],"tags":[226,36],"class_list":["post-2116703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-international","tag-crawlmanager","tag-euronews-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2116703","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2116703"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2116703\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2116703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2116703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2116703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}