[nabs-l] Google car takes to the streets

[Brandon Keith Biggs]

Hello,
Yes in a way, the logistics of liability still need to be taken into account 
I'm sure and licensing probably still needs to be worked out, but if the 
government officials are pushed, it will happen very soon.
I think the NFB should push for these quite hard. Perhaps they could even 
ask that a car come to the convention, I think Google would take the 
challenge.
Thanks,

Brandon Keith Biggs
-----Original Message----- 
From: Justin Young
Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2013 9:13 AM
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Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Google car takes to the streets

So does this mean these vehicles will soon be on the market for
individuals to purchase in Nevada?  Sounds like a very interesting
project.

On 4/11/13, Robert William Kingett <kingettr at gmail.com> wrote:
> Google's self-driven cars will soon be appearing on Nevada roads after
> the state's Department of Motor Vehicles approved on Monday the nation's
> first autonomous vehicle license.
>
> The move came after officials rode along on drives on highways, in
> Carson City neighborhoods and along the famous Las Vegas Strip, the
> Nevada DMV said in a statement.
>
> The Nevada legislature last year authorized self-driven cars for the
> state's roads, the first such law in the United States. That law went
> into effect on March 1, 2012.
>
> Google's self-driven cars rely on video cameras, radar sensors, lasers,
> and a database of information collected from manually driven cars to
> help navigate, according to the company.
>
> The DMV licensed a Toyota Prius that Google modified with its
> experimental driver-less technology, developed by Stanford professor and
> Google Vice President Sebastian Thrun.
>
> Google's self-driving cars have crossed the Golden Gate Bridge and
> driven along the picturesque Pacific Coast Highway, according to the
> company.
>
> Autonomous vehicles are the "car of the future," Nevada DMV director
> Bruce Breslow said in a statement. The state also has plans to
> eventually license autonomous vehicles owned by the members of the
> public, the DMV said.
>
> Legislation to regulate autonomous cars is being considered in other
> states, including Google's home state of California.
>
> "The vast majority of vehicle accidents are due to human error. Through
> the use of computers, sensors and other systems, an autonomous vehicle
> is capable of analyzing the driving environment more quickly and
> operating the vehicle more safely," California state Senator Alex
> Padilla said in March when he introduced that state's autonomous car
> legislation.
>
> Other car companies are also seeking self-driven car licenses in Nevada,
> the DMV said.
>
>
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