# Top executives at Tesla and Waymo made the case for the safety of their vehicles before a Senate committee.

*robotics · news · 2026-02-04 · CBS News*

## Key points

- Waymo vehicles are 10 times less likely to have serious injury collisions than human drivers in operating cities.
- Tesla's robotaxi service in Austin has crash rates potentially worse than human drivers, per NHTSA data analysis.
- Waymo updated software in November after school bus incidents but received multiple violations since then.
- Sen. Ed Markey introduced a bill requiring AV makers to disclose operational domains and restrict operation to certified conditions.
- AV companies say they would accept liability for collisions caused by software or hardware failures.

**Companies:** Tesla, Waymo
**Countries:** United States

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