How does a cop get an autonomous car to pull over?
How does the autonomous car know
where to pull over?
How does the cop ask the autonomous car any questions?
How does a cop write an autonomous car a ticket?
Does an autonomous car have to show up in court?
How will a cop determine if the car was in control or the person in the car?
Ok, maybe I'm being a bit over the top, but this is going to change everything...
NHTSA Says Google's Autonomous Car Software Counts as a Driver Now
The Feds are ready to consider the software, not the human, as the primary operator of a vehicle.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration handed Alphabet (aka Google) a key decision: it told the company that driverless cars could themselves be counted as drivers, paving the way for the emerging technology to hit the highway pavement, according to a Reuters report.
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Driverless Cars Get a License from the Federal Government