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Photo illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axios. Photo:&nbsp;Xisco Navarro/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesWaymo, which pointedly to describe its technology this year, has released a intended to prove that its robot drivers are safer than humans.Why it matters: With about 40,000 Americans dying in vehicle accidents every year, AV operators are trying to convince consumers and regulators that autonomous vehicles would make the roads safer.What's happening: Waymo, which operates a limited driverless taxi service near Phoenix, reconstructed 72 fatal accidents that occurred over the past decade in its geo-fenced operating area.What we know: Waymo's autonomous technology avoided or mitigated collisions in almost all cases.Be smart: Waymo's research is helpful, but not definitive.Instead, they must be specifically programmed not just to obey laws but also to prioritize safety over speed and convenience.The bottom line: AVs could be safer — and slower.Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, on Monday warned the Biden administration to "refrain from causing a stink," according to the state-run .Why it matters: The North Korean regime's first comments about the Biden administration come as Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin visit South Korea and Japan this week. Jesuit priests pledged Monday to raise $100 million for the descendants of people enslaved by the Catholic order as part of a new racial reconciliation initiative in the U.S., the first reported.Why it matters: It's one of the biggest moves by an institution to atone for slavery, and "the largest effort by the Roman Catholic Church to make amends for the buying, selling and enslavement of Black people," church officials and historians told the NYT.President Biden opposes reopening a controversial child migrant shelter in Florida that's been run by a for-profit company, telling the federal agency overwhelmed with caring for migrant minors to find other options, people familiar with the matter tell Axios. Why it matters: The president's personal intervention underscores the growing humanitarian crisis at the border, the facility's scandal-plagued past and Biden's own sensitivities around child detention practices.

Photo illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axios. Photo:&nbsp;Xisco Navarro/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesWaymo, which pointedly to describe its technology this year, has released a intended to prove that its robot drivers are safer than humans.Why it matters: With about 40,000 Americans dying in vehicle accidents every year, AV operators are trying to convince consumers and regulators that autonomous vehicles would make the roads safer.What's happening: Waymo, which operates a limited driverless taxi service near Phoenix, reconstructed 72 fatal accidents that occurred over the past decade...

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