I think it's absolutely critical that public officials report what they see: a dramatic increase in reported incidents. Maybe - probably imo - this is "just" due to an increase in miles driven, but without access to data to support it, public officials can't draw conclusions and they should talk about it. The public cannot simply entrust safety to commercial taxi operators i.e. take Waymo's word for it (or the taxicab mafia's word, for that matter).