Weird News

[Lamplighter]

Originally Posted by Lamplighter

Maybe this belongs in the "You know you are old" thread
... but I find this completely weird and insane.
California Legalizes Self-Driving Cars
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Today, this was in the PC World...

US road safety agency issues policy on driverless cars

Self-driving vehicle technology is not yet at a stage that
it can be authorized for use by the public for general driving,
according to a U.S. Department of Transportation recommendation to state governments.

If a state decides to permit operation of self-driving vehicles other than for testing,
at a minimum it should require that a person licensed to drive self-driving vehicles
should be seated in the driver's seat, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
said in a preliminary statement of policy on automated vehicles released Thursday.

The licensed driver should "be available at all times in order to operate
the vehicle in situations in which the automated technology is not able
to safely control the vehicle," it said.

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As they did when the first automobiles were introduced to the horse-drawn carriage age,
they should also require an adult on-foot carrying a red flag and a lighted lantern
to precede each driver-less car at all times.

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