California has permission to test drones without people

27 February 2018

Now these machines will be truly unmanned

In some countries, on public roads for about a decade tested prototypes of unmanned systems. Most often news reports come from the United States. First, all the major companies out there have their own research centers, and secondly, some universities conduct their own studies in this field. Besides, one of the pioneers of this trend is Google. And since the headquarters of the search giant is in California, it is in the sunshine state often flashed a "smart" machines. And now they will go even without people inside.

On Monday, the California Department of motor vehicles adopted amendments to the law, so now driving cars with Autonomous control can anyone not be. Earlier in the driver's seat had to sit with the engineer, who would monitor the actions of the autopilot. So just now these machines will be truly unmanned.

It is expected that the new decree will be published on the website of the Department of motor vehicles California in a couple of days, the second of March. After exactly 30 days from this moment it will enter into force. So residents and guests the most high-tech state of America is already the second of April will be able to find an empty machine, quietly plowing the local streets.

In the United States called California a "greenhouse" to test the systems of auto-pilot. At the moment, about 50 companies test their drones. In total, the Department of motor vehicles California was approximately 300 prototypes of "smart" machines. The largest autoparkki a Waymo (a division of Google), General Motors and Uber.

Now the U.S. Congress is considering a bill that would allow manufacturers to produce cars devoid of traditional authorities in the form of a steering wheel and pedals.