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Driverless Car Legislation Introduced in Nevada
March 6, 2012
In a slightly bizarre twist the US State of Nevada is planning to introduce legislation for "driverless cars".
Nevada is the first US State to implement regulations for businesses testing driverless cars on its roads, however, the likes of Florida and Hawaii are also thought to be planning similar moves.
Under the new legislation set out by Nevada, manufacturers looking to test these cars in the state will have to put up a bond between $1 million - $3 million, depending on how many cars they plan to use.
The regulations also state that the firms will need to specifically stipulate why they want to test driverless cars. Viable reasons include testing a car's ability to drive in urban areas, driving in ice and snow, or driving in foggy conditions.
Companies utilising this technology are required to have two people in the cars at all times, to take control to avoid potential accidents. In much the same way as telematics car insurance the driverless cars are also to have black boxes fitted to record vital information 30 seconds before a collision.
Commenting for the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles, Bruce Breslow stated that as long as the car manufacturer can meet the necessary pre-requirements they will then have to take someone from the department out on a test drive to prove they can do it.
Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2102646/Nevada-steers-path-future-state-set-rules-driverless-cars.html