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Sprains, pain, and whiplash: Waymo and Zoox test drivers are getting hurt as robotaxis scale

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CitrixNews Staff
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Sprains, pain, and whiplash: Waymo and Zoox test drivers are getting hurt as robotaxis scale

The rapid scaling of robotaxis over the last two years has come with a hidden human cost. 

Test drivers for Waymo and Zoox sustained more than two dozen injuries in 2024 and 2025 from hard braking or other sudden movements made by the autonomous vehicles, according to a TechCrunch review of data submitted to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. 

Originally reported by TechCrunch. Read the full story at the original source.