Pass the bill in a direction California accepts public road driving of autonomous driving car

ByBrdweb

In AugustGoogle's self-driving car (fully automatic driving car, autonomous driving car) succeeded in driving less than 500,000 km with no accidentThere was a report. This was the result of the test run in Nevada province, but in the state of California it was subsequently launched a policy to grant license plate by allowing public road driving of autonomous driving cars.

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Autonomous driving cars are currently running test runs by Google in Nevada. A bill to approve public road driving of autonomous driving cars was passed in 2011, and in May 2012 the license plate was actually delivered.

Similar bills in California passed unanimously through the Legislature. The bill will now be sent down to Governor Jerry Brown, but the governor is seen as signing and California is expected to be the state authorizing the second autonomous car in the US is.

The bill calls for the California State Authority to prepare criteria and licensing procedures for autonomous vehicles. Also, it is permitted to conduct test runs on public roads until standards and licenses are determined. While it is unclear as to what condition it is OK to run the test until the standard is set, as in Nevada state, on condition that the driver is on the driver's seat It is said that it is expected to be, and Google already carries out test run several times even in California.

Representative Alan Roenthal of California State Assembly said, "I am looking forward to being able to leave with an autonomous driving car, I still have various problems but I am a better driver than I am." . Meanwhile, there are concerns about things when the accident occurred, and Dan Gage spokesperson for the automotive manufacturers announced the comment that "the responsibilities of automakers are not adequately protected" I will.

Economic experts said that 90% of traffic accidents are caused by human error, so that if the autonomous driving cars where people are omitted from the driving process emerge, the incidence of traffic accidents will decrease greatly It shows.

The movement to recognize autonomous driving cars has also spread to other states, and the establishment of similar laws is being considered in Hawaii, Florida, Arizona, and Oklahoma.