Self-driving cars get the go-ahead in Nevada

PC Magazine : Earlier this month Nevada passed a bill that will require its Department of Motor Vehicles to draw up rules for autonomous vehicles, which the state defines as motor vehicles that use artificial intelligence, sensors, and GPS coordinates to drive themselves without the active intervention of a human operator. Google, which has been test-driving the cars since 2010, lobbied for the legislation, claiming that the autonomous technology would be safer than human drivers, offer more fuel-efficient cars, and promote economic development. The new law does not mean that the cars will be instantly “street legal.” Rather, it charges the DMV to adopt regulations authorizing the operation of autonomous vehicles, requirements for such vehicles to be operated on a state highway, and insurance standards for testing and operating the cars.