After a self-driving Uber Technologies car was involved in a fatal pedestrian crash last week, Alphabet Inc.'s GOOGL, -0.91% rival Waymo unit announced plans to further its self-driving efforts, including with a new "premium electric fully self-driving car" and a self-driving ride-hailing service in Phoenix, which it expects to launch later in the year. At a Tuesday launch event for the new I-Pace car, Waymo Chief Executive John Krafcik fielded media questions, including on the Uber crash. Krafcik said that Waymo has "the focus of creating world's most experienced driver," a reference to the learnings that Waymo's newly announced I-Pace cars and others in the unit's fleet accumulate as they log more miles. "We'll continue to put our focus on safety," Krafcik said. "It is the overwhelming, number-one priority for the team at Waymo." In response to a question about whether the Uber crash was a setback for the industry, Krafcik said he was confident in the company's technology and added that he wants the new I-Pace to be a "very safe benchmark for the world." He also directed reporters to his prior comments on the Uber crash. Over the weekend, Krafcik said at an industry event that he thought Waymo's cars "would be robust and able to handle situations like that," according to the Wall Street Journal, in reference to Uber's collision. Though the Uber in question had a human employee in the car, the cars Waymo showed off didn't feature employees with the ability to take over the steering wheel. Alphabet shares are down 0.2% in Tuesday trading, while the S&P 500 SPX, +0.03% is little changed.