California Governor Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown Jr. visits the Google Headquarters on September 24th, 2012 to sign SB1298, a bill that creates a legal framework and operational safety standards for the testing and operation of autonomous vehicles on state roads and highways.
via SB1298 Signing Event.
[Self-driving cars] potentially eradicating traffic
Cars driven 3% of the time on average
Self-driving car… The reasons: efficiency, saving energy, utilizing space, utilizing time, the human being gets much more power out of each day.
You can count on one hand the number of years until ordinary people can experience this [self-driving cars].
The bill: SB-1298 Vehicles: autonomous vehicles: safety and performance requirements.(2011-2012)
Prior to the start of testing in this state, the manufacturer performing the testing shall obtain an instrument of insurance, surety bond, or proof of self-insurance in the amount of five million dollars ($5,000,000), and shall provide evidence of the insurance, surety bond, or self-insurance to the department in the form and manner required by the department pursuant to the regulations adopted pursuant to subdivision (d).