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By the Numbers: A Future without Drivers

5.5 million

Number of motor vehicle accidents in the U.S. in 2009, involving 9.5 million vehicles

33,808

Number of people killed in motor vehicle accidents

240,000

Number of people hospitalized due to motor vehicle accidents

$450 billion

Estimated costs associated with motor vehicle accidents (medical costs, property damage, lost productivity, legal costs, travel delays, pain and quality of life)

90

Percent reduction in motor vehicle accidents that Google claims it can achieve with driverless cars

$101 billion

The cost of lost productivity and fuel due to traffic congestion

30

Percentage of cars on roads in central city areas made up of people driving around looking for parking

10 percent

The increase in driving in a city when a city increases its road capacity by 10 percent

Sources: Wall Street Journal; Forbes