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November 17, 2015

Google antsy waiting for self-driving car rules

  • California's DMV was supposed to set new rules by last Jan. 1. But it's still struggling to sort out complicated questions the technology raises.
    • By JUSTIN PRITCHARD
    Associated Press

    MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Hustling to bring cars that drive themselves to a road near you, Google finds itself somewhere that has frustrated many before: Waiting on the Department of Motor Vehicles.

    The tech titan wants the freedom to give the public access to self-driving prototypes it has been testing on public roads since the summer. Before granting that permission, California regulators want Google to prove these cars of the future already drive as safely as people.


     
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