A Waymo vehicle hit a child. What can we learn from the incident?

On January 23rd, outside an elementary school in Santa Monica, California, a Waymo vehicle hit a child.

That’s what we know for sure. 

It sounds shocking, horrifying even. And it’s already giving plenty of groups cover to demand that California revoke Waymo’s license to operate its cars.

But the details matter. And once you start digging a bit, the scary headline about a kid struck down by a heartless robot clearly isn’t the whole story. 

In fact, accidents...