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Dumb autonomous cars can save more lives than brilliant ones

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Re: Now is that "10 per cent better than humans" or "10 per cent better than American humans?"

"Doesn't the US also have a much greater dependence on cars in general than the UK?"

Yes, which is not surprising given that the UK is tiny (smaller than the Great Lakes, or Michigan, or any of ten other states), and most of the urban areas were laid out and built after people stopped traveling on horses or steam trains.

Also, the UK doesn't tend to extreme weather... for example heavy icing and blizzards are likely much less common in the UK, particularly in cities where there will be urban 'heat islands'. Climate data shows that average lows in the UK are above zero in all months.

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