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N4PIP All-Star Author Miami Posts:915 Points:421,380 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: May 9, 2012 2:44:14 PM Ignore N4PIP Report Abuse It may be years before you can take your hands off the wheel and have your car go where you tell it. But driverless cars are on their way and Florida is already embracing the vehicles, whose technology promises to save lives, create jobs and free minds from the grind of the road. Last month Florida became the second state to pass a bill allowing tests of self-driving cars. Lawmakers in places such as Florida and Nevada - the first state to legalize self-driving cars for testing - have realized that embracing the technology could be fruitful during tough economic times, said Lindsay Voss, senior program development manager for the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International. Visit The Palm Beach Post for full article

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It may be years before you can take your hands off the wheel and have your car go where you tell it. But driverless cars are on their way and Florida is already embracing the vehicles, whose technology promises to save lives, create jobs and free minds from the grind of the road.

Last month Florida became the second state to pass a bill allowing tests of self-driving cars.

Lawmakers in places such as Florida and Nevada - the first state to legalize self-driving cars for testing - have realized that embracing the technology could be fruitful during tough economic times, said Lindsay Voss, senior program development manager for the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International.

Visit The Palm Beach Post for full article

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ltbombb Champion Author Ohio Posts:1,784 Points:569,245 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Jun 2, 2012 7:57:06 AM Ignore ltbombb Report Abuse I really wonder how the automatic cars are going to play with the 'jerk' drivers.
Charley_7 Veteran Author New York Posts:293 Points:207,655 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: May 10, 2012 1:18:37 PM Ignore Charley_7 Report Abuse Great if driverless cars are the only things on the road, sounds chaotic if there's a mix of computer and human drivers...
BEGTWO Champion Author Maryland Posts:1,952 Points:726,090 Joined:Sep 2010	Message Posted: May 10, 2012 8:16:34 AM Ignore BEGTWO Report Abuse OK Now!!!
335d1 Champion Author Virginia Posts:2,391 Points:760,995 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: May 10, 2012 5:11:52 AM Ignore 335d1 Report Abuse I'll keep on driving.
aquarinut Champion Author British Columbia Posts:1,628 Points:436,855 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: May 9, 2012 10:29:18 PM Ignore aquarinut Report Abuse And I thought only NV and CA were that gullible!! [Edited by: aquarinut at 5/9/2012 10:29:29 PM EST]
ExplorerWA Champion Author Washington Posts:4,093 Points:799,200 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: May 9, 2012 10:01:08 PM Ignore ExplorerWA Report Abuse I don't want one. I like to drive.
TomT2Lee Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:5,362 Points:1,599,705 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 9, 2012 8:49:53 PM Ignore TomT2Lee Report Abuse It will be entertaining and deadly.
MetroSexual Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:3,004 Points:316,380 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: May 9, 2012 8:19:28 PM Ignore MetroSexual Report Abuse BSOD + MVA = DOA.
me2002 All-Star Author Toledo Posts:763 Points:319,205 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: May 9, 2012 7:09:17 PM Ignore me2002 Report Abuse Yikes!
Xavier80 Champion Author Victoria Posts:1,788 Points:380,390 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: May 9, 2012 7:07:24 PM Ignore Xavier80 Report Abuse Cool
MusicalMan7 All-Star Author Ohio Posts:597 Points:93,430 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: May 9, 2012 4:54:24 PM Ignore MusicalMan7 Report Abuse Can't wait to see the crazy laws that come from this new development. Oh, if George Jetson could see us now!
bandannaman Champion Author New Jersey Posts:1,849 Points:365,610 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: May 9, 2012 4:02:53 PM Ignore bandannaman Report Abuse We can hack that!
ktyson13 Champion Author Maryland Posts:1,546 Points:398,600 Joined:Aug 2010	Message Posted: May 9, 2012 3:52:00 PM Ignore ktyson13 Report Abuse will be safer that all the idiots out there texting while driving!
buckets42 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:1,690 Points:329,550 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: May 9, 2012 3:47:00 PM Ignore buckets42 Report Abuse Maybe the rest of us should prepare too - take cover!
MustangRacing Champion Author Virginia Posts:1,853 Points:651,410 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: May 9, 2012 3:44:38 PM Ignore MustangRacing Report Abuse can't wait, it ought to be fun messing with their AI.
gizbo123 Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:1,520 Points:1,753,855 Joined:Dec 2005	Message Posted: May 9, 2012 2:45:29 PM Ignore gizbo123 Report Abuse Ok, i thought ppl take their hands off the wheel now, they text all the time.