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As this explains, these factors were controlled for.



Were these Waymo cars driving in Michigan during the winter or in Boston or New York?


No, but neither were the humans being compared to. It's comparing a Waymo and a human driver, on the same road, in the same conditions, etc.


Right. So the point is that it's not a useful and practical result, and the title is indeed false and misleading.




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