As a result of recent legislation, Nevada has become the first US state to allow driverless, autonomous vehicles on public roadways. The Nevada legislature passed Assembly Bill 511 which allows the operation of “autonomous vehicles”, defined as:
a motor vehicle that uses artificial intelligence, sensors and global positioning system coordinates to drive itself without the active intervention of a human operator.
Sensors are further defined, without limitation, as cameras, radar and lasers.
Its now up to the Nevada DOT to draft regulations to implement this legislation in the form of a new driver’s license endorsement permitting the operation of autonomous vehicles, as well as setting forth minimum equipment and insurance regs needed for such a vehicle to qualify as street legal.
Via PCWorld.
If the car drives itself, who needs a driver’s license? I’m unclear on the distinction between “operation” of a vehicle versus “driving” a vehicle.