A bill that allows for the use of self-driving cars on California’s roads passed the California State Senate.
SB1298 by State Sen. Alex Padilla
(D-Pacoima) would establish guidelines for such "autonomous vehicles"
to be tested and operated in California. The bill now goes to the
Assembly for consideration next month.
Tech giant Google Inc.,
Caltech and other organizations have been working to develop such
vehicles, which use radar, video cameras and lasers to navigate roads
and stay safe in traffic without human assistance. Google has said that
computer-controlled cars should eventually drive more safely than
humans, who, after all, get sleepy and distracted and can't see in every
direction at once.
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