Interesting article in the NY Times today about hands-free cars and the uncertain legal environment.
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The article has a great retro video clip from GM (1956) showing the hands-free car of the future (including control towers).
The legal situation is that the NHTSA says they can't regulate the cars and the states are a patchwork (mostly no regulation)... so... the car companies say it isn't prohibited so it's allowed.
Also a demo of Volvo lane following but it's limited to below 30 mph.
Log In - The New York Times
The article has a great retro video clip from GM (1956) showing the hands-free car of the future (including control towers).
The legal situation is that the NHTSA says they can't regulate the cars and the states are a patchwork (mostly no regulation)... so... the car companies say it isn't prohibited so it's allowed.
Also a demo of Volvo lane following but it's limited to below 30 mph.
