Self-driving cars without a driver's seat are allowed to drive on ordinary roads
According to the California Department of Vehicle Management (DMV), it has announced that it will allow 'driverless' self-driving cars to be tested on public roads in California from April 2018. This is the first time that self-driving cars that do not allow drivers to get in the car are allowed to drive, and self-driving cars will debut on general roads as early as April.
Driverless cars can operate in California as early as April --Recode
According to the permitted test contents, there is no driver in the self-driving car, but the test condition is that the self-driving car can be monitored remotely and the self-driving car can be remotely controlled if necessary. I will. It also requires that you be able to contact the police and crew in case of an accident.
Many industry experts said, 'In order to promote the spread of self-driving cars, it is important to be able to remotely control the car so that it can handle all situations.' In some cases, 'remote control' seems to have been incorporated as a condition.
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Autonomous driving technology that incorporates remote control is also expected to create new businesses and promote employment. 'Phantom Auto,' which aims to realize remote support for autonomous vehicles, attempts to take over driving by remote operation when the autonomous driving system breaks down, or switch to remote operation when it is predicted that the autonomous vehicle will drive incorrectly. I am doing.
Phantom Auto's goal is to make the company function like air traffic control , but at the same time it will also monitor self-driving cars and support passengers as needed.
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Large companies such as General Motors (GM) and Waymo are testing their own self-driving cars.
GM is preparing to launch a driverless service and is developing its own remote control system called 'Expert Mode'. Although no details of the system are given, we are requesting the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to introduce a driverless vehicle by 2019.
In addition, GM's Cruise has tested self-driving cars in downtown San Francisco and has received the highest rating of 'Level 4' at the self-driving level set by NHTSA.
Verification result that General Motors self-driving car is superior to Uber and Google --GIGAZINE
Waymo then tested a driverless car in early November 2017 in a small facility in Phoenix, Arizona.
If it is under the standard set by DMV in California this time, it is possible to obtain permission to conduct driving tests of self-driving cars from April at the earliest, and at the time of writing the article, 50 companies have already conducted driving tests of self-driving cars. It is said that he has permission to do so.
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