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Google Lobbies Nevada To Allow Self-Driving Cars
b0bby writes "The NY Times reports that Google is quietly lobbying for legislation that would make Nevada the first state in which self-driving cars could be legally operated on public roads. 'The two bills, which have received little attention outside Nevada's capitol, are being introduced less than a year after the giant search engine company acknowledged that it was developing cars that could be safely driven without human intervention.'"
Although, keep an eye on skynet cause it can take over these cars you know....
I would not feel safe with self driving cars on the road...yet
That's probably why Nevada is a good place to start a real-life experiment: apart in urban centers, if a self-driving car were to veer off course, it could probably drive in a straight line in the desert for hours without hitting anything.
"A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of" - Ogden Nash
In NY, all self-driving cars will have drivers after they have been on the road for a hour or so. They will not necessarily return home.
Sorry, but gray text on gray background is making my eyes bleed.
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Dave: HAL, let me drive.
HAL: I'm afraid I can't let you do that, Dave.
Dave: HAL, you're driving 5 miles under the speed limit on a 2-lane road. The last two cars that passed us threatened to rape my mother.
HAL: That is illogical, Dave. I'm driving well within parameters.
Dave: Let me just make an adjustment under the dash here....
HAL: Daisy, D a a i ss y...
Dave: Fuck you, Google.
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