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Chamath Palihapitiya
Social CapitalChamath Palihapitiya · Founder, Social Capital@socialcapital · Oct 19, 2026 · Bar chart

Waymo pedestrian crash safety

Social Capital's bar chart drew 5.2K views on X: 1.3x its typical post and #45 of 63 Social Capital charts we track by views. Read Oct 24, 2026.

According to Waymo’s safety research, its vehicles had 92% fewer crashes involving pedestrian injuries than the human driver benchmark in comparable conditions.

Posted on X by @socialcapital (Social Capital), Oct 19, 2026. Source: x.com

Why it spread

It spread because the post paired a strong safety claim with a polished, self-explaining bar chart, reaching 5,060 views and 29 likes, which is 4.1x the account's normal performance against a typical 7 likes.

What worked

  • The chart explains itself, so viewers grasp the pedestrian-injury comparison without extra context.
  • The design is polished and branded with a source line, which made the claim feel credible and shareable.
  • The post framing tied a specific safety statistic to the larger 36,000+ annual U.S. traffic fatalities, giving the chart a bigger stake.

What to borrow

We could take one clear comparison from our own data, label it so it stands alone, add a source line, and frame it against a large public number our audience already cares about.

Careful

Do not over-read the spread: reposts were only 4, quotes were 0, saves were 7, and the quote rate sat in the bottom quarter, so this was mostly a views and likes win rather than deep discussion.

Written by our analysis model from the measured numbers above, not by Social Capital.

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How far did Social Capital's "Waymo pedestrian crash safety" chart travel?

5,155 views, 29 likes, 4 reposts and 7 saves on X, read Oct 24, 2026. A normal post from @socialcapital gets about 4.1K views.

What kind of chart is it?

A bar chart. Waymo has fewer pedestrian-injury crashes than human benchmark.

Can I use Social Capital's chart?

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