Saturday, February 18, 2012

Nevada Ready For Self-Driving Cars. Well, Not Quite

Last year, Nevada was the first state to legalize driverless cars – in a way. The law stipulated that Nevada's Department of Transportation "shall adopt regulations authorizing the operation of autonomous vehicles on highways within the State of Nevada." Probably hoping that this would take a while. The Department worked overtime and finished the regulations in eight months. The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles announces:

"In a step that puts Nevada first in the nation while paving the way for unique economic opportunity, the Legislative Commission today approved regulations allowing for the operation of self-driving vehicles on the state's roadways."

It still is a while away until cars will roam Nevada with nobody on the wheel. The department is currently developing licensing procedures for companies that want to test their self-driving vehicles in Nevada. Then, the cars must be tested and approved. Only then, they may drive around on their own.

One thing the DMV knows for sure: The color of the license plate of those autonomous vehicles. While the cars are tested, the plate will be red. Once approved, the plate will be green. General Motors does not think that we will see many green license plates before 2020.



from The Truth About Cars http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com




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