Snap divorces, slot machines and Elvis impersonators are so yesterday in Nevada — the state on Tuesday issued Google the first autonomous vehicle testing license in the United States. Google can now officially take its driverless cars for a spin in the state. However, the driverless vehicles will require one person behind the wheel and another riding shotgun in the front passenger seat. “It’s a safety mechanism to make sure there’s always somebody who can take control behind the wheel and there’s an additional person to watch the system,” said the Nevada DMV’s Bruce Breslow.
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Google Takes an Autonomous Road Trip Through Nevada
Posted by: Richard Adhikari May 8, 2012 11:58 AMSnap divorces, slot machines and Elvis impersonators are so yesterday in Nevada — the state on Tuesday issued Google the first autonomous vehicle testing license in the United States. Google can now officially take its driverless cars for a spin in the state. However, the driverless vehicles will require one person behind the wheel and another riding shotgun in the front passenger seat. “It’s a safety mechanism to make sure there’s always somebody who can take control behind the wheel and there’s an additional person to watch the system,” said the Nevada DMV’s Bruce Breslow.