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California Government Holds Hearing on Fully Autonomous Cars
The AP via U.S. News & World Report reported last month [usnews.com] 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 [kcra.com] that it would not offer such cars in California if the state required a human driver to be present. According to KCRA-TV, [kcra.com]
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.
additional coverage:
- Bonner County Daily Bee [bonnercountydailybee.com]
- Monterey Herald [soylentnews.org]
Grelb's Reminder:
Eighty percent of all people consider themselves to be above
average drivers.
