The most interesting work about how people can become safer drivers Has been done by companies like Waymo who are trying to develop automated systems. virtually none of this is baked into basic driver training and you know In it's certainly not in the United States, but I've been to Latvia and Iceland and Germany There is way more discussion there about fatigue. And you'd find the United States,. which is at most at best Drink a cup of coffee every two hours. Yeah, I like your qualification better than mine Which I have a constant reminder of from my husband which he's since she started working at Waymo I drive like a grandma. Me too.
How has emerging driving automation technology been developed and tested on public roads with such a relatively strong safety record? As Waymo's Francesca Favarò explains on this week's episode it has everything to do with the humans behind the wheel. On this week's episode we dive into how Waymo manages fatigue risk among safety operators, why it's so important, and where the landscape of safety standards has room to improve.