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posted by martyb on Friday October 21 2016, @01:48AM   Printer-friendly
from the No-steering-wheel?-No-brakes?-No-problem! dept.

The AP via U.S. News & World Report reported last month that California's Department of Motor Vehicles has proposed regulations that would allow fully autonomous cars, without a human driver, steering wheel or control pedals. On Wednesday the state's government held a workshop to hear public comment on the proposal. In January, Google had stated that it would not offer such cars in California if the state required a human driver to be present. According to KCRA-TV,

DMV hopes to have a finalized draft of regulations in the coming months. There will then be a 45-day public comment period before the draft is approved.

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  • (Score: 2) by HiThere on Friday October 21 2016, @06:51PM

    by HiThere (866) Subscriber Badge on Friday October 21 2016, @06:51PM (#417367) Journal

    For me an automated car that requires a driver is useless. (My wife would like one that would park for her, but would also be happy with one that is fully automated.)

    So I'm all in favor of fully automated cars, as long as the liability is born by the company that sells it. I tend to drift off in thoughts about non-driving things, so I pulled my drivers license instead of waiting until I'd done significant damage. I've been waiting for a fully automated car for decades. But I'm still not going to buy the 1.0 release.

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