[nabs-l] Google car takes to the streets

[Jewel]

If I read right, the cars are not licensed for the public yet. I'm
assuming they are licensed for companies to drive and test only.
That's a long way from the public getting to drive them, in my
opinion, because company employees are trained in how to work the
cars, whereas the public may not be.
~Jewel

On 4/11/13, Justin Young <jty727 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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