Sen. Greg Ball hopes to test self-driving cars in New York
By Dan Mosher
Sen. Greg Ball, R-Patterson, has announced legislation (S.4912) allowing the testing and operation of autonomous (self-driving) cars on the roads of New York state.
"Vehicle accidents, year after year, always rank in the leading causes of death in New York state and across the United States," Ball said. "This is a tremendous advancement in automobile technology, the future is here."
The autonomous cars are being designed and tested by Toyota in conjunction with Google navigation technologies that use a system of lasers along with GPS technology to successfully maneuver cars down the road. The goal is to curb the number of car accidents and create steady traffic flow that isn't dependant on human control or subject to human error.
Three states — California, Florida and Nevada — have introduced similar legislation allowing the operation of autonomous cars.
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