Roads cleared for self-driving cars in California
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A Google self-driving car is displayed at the Google headquarters on Sept 25, 2012 in Mountain View, California. California Governor Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed a bill clearing the way for self-driving cars to jockey with human-operated vehicles to test the technology on the state's roads. -- PHOTO: AFP
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A cyclist rides by a Google self-driving car at the Google headquarters on Sept 25, 2012 in Mountain View, California. -- PHOTO: AFP
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A reporter looks at a Google self-driving car at the Google headquarters on Sept 25, 2012 in Mountain View, California. -- PHOTO: AFP
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California Governor Jerry Brown (centre) speaks as California State Senator Alex Padilla (right) and Google co-founder Sergey Brin (left) look on during a news conference at the Google headquarters on Sept 25, 2012 in Mountain View, California. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Google co-founder Sergey Brin looks on during a news conference at Google headquarters on Sept 25, 2012 in Mountain View, California. -- PHOTO: AFP
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From left, California Governor Jerry Brown, state Senator Alex Padilla and Google co-founder Sergey Brin stand by a driverless car they arrived in at Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, on Tuesday, Sept 25, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
A Google self-driving car is displayed at the Google headquarters on Sept 25, 2012 in Mountain View, California. California Governor Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed a bill clearing the way for self-driving cars to jockey with human-operated vehicles to test the technology on the state's roads. -- PHOTO: AFP
A cyclist rides by a Google self-driving car at the Google headquarters on Sept 25, 2012 in Mountain View, California. -- PHOTO: AFP
A reporter looks at a Google self-driving car at the Google headquarters on Sept 25, 2012 in Mountain View, California. -- PHOTO: AFP
California Governor Jerry Brown (centre) speaks as California State Senator Alex Padilla (right) and Google co-founder Sergey Brin (left) look on during a news conference at the Google headquarters on Sept 25, 2012 in Mountain View, California. -- PHOTO: AFP
Google co-founder Sergey Brin looks on during a news conference at Google headquarters on Sept 25, 2012 in Mountain View, California. -- PHOTO: AFP
From left, California Governor Jerry Brown, state Senator Alex Padilla and Google co-founder Sergey Brin stand by a driverless car they arrived in at Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, on Tuesday, Sept 25, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - California Governor Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed a bill clearing the way for self-driving cars to jockey with human-operated vehicles to test the technology on the state's roads.
"Autonomous vehicles are another example of how California's technological leadership is turning today's science fiction into tomorrow's reality," Mr Brown said during a signing ceremony at the Google campus in Mountain View.
"This law will allow California's pioneering engineers to safely test and implement this amazing new technology." The legislation backed by state senator Alex Padilla lets driverless cars be operated on public roads for testing purposes as long as licensed drivers are behind the wheels to take over if needed.
Development of a self-driving car is one of the projects of a special Google research team headed by company co-founder Sergey Brin.
