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U.S. to decide soon on GM's request to deploy cars without steering wheels
(www.autoblog.com)
This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.
I fantasize about the day that I could get into a self driving car and just shout a destination at it, then go there. My commute is over an hour a day and I could use that time for myself. I don't think that day will be here soon.
These companies need to demonstrate that their vehicles are capable (more capable than MOST drivers), and they need to do it transparently. Whats more important to me, would be the manufacturer taking the liability, licensing, and most importantly take responsibility for their mistakes (again openly).
That dream is a reality right now in at least a couple of cities. At this point its a matter of expansion and scaling, because right now it's geofenced into a couple of small areas