Self-driving cars now legal in California
California is the latest state to allow testing of Google's self-driving cars on the roads, though only with a human passenger along as a safety measure.
The cars use a combination of technologies, including radar sensors on the front, video cameras aimed at the surrounding area, various other sensors and artificial-intelligence software that helps steer. Google is the most visible company working on these types of vehicles, but similar projects are under way at other organizations, including Caltech.
There have been no accidents while the cars were controlled by the computer. The only documented accident with one of the Google vehicles was a fender bender that took place while a human was in control.
People hope to legally have self driving cars on the road in five years or less.
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