California DMV has new regulations for self-driving car companies

Self-driving car programs have been under close scrutiny as of late. That is due in part to a fatal accident involving one of Uber’s self-driving cars in Tempe, Arizona, as well as a fatal crash involving one of Tesla’s Model X vehicles, which had its semi-autonomous Autopilot system engaged. Today, the California Department of Motor […]

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Uber’s self-driving car program won’t be renewed in California

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Uber’s self-driving car program seems doomed — at least in two states where it was testing its driverless technology.

Following last week’s fatal crash in the Phoenix area, the company suspended all its programs in San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Toronto, and Arizona. This week, any future autonomous testing in Arizona was suspended indefinitely.

Now, a letter from the California Department of Motor Vehicles to Uber’s autonomous vehicle program shows that the company has decided not to renew its testing permit. Its current permit will expire this weekend on March 31.  Read more…

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Driverless cars, without a driver this time, to be tested on California roads

It’s the Wild West on California roads.
On Monday, the state Department of Motor Vehicles announced it will allow autonomous cars on public roads without an approved driver.
That means cars with no one in the driver’s seat can start being tested and …

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This guy’s hilarious driver’s license prank is enough to make going to the DMV fun

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Finally, a way to make the DMV more bearable.

Comedian Jono Zalay and his family have a long-standing tradition of dressing up as wacky characters in their driver’s license photos. It was started by his father in the 70s, and they’ve racked up quite a long string of hilarious pics. 

As an example, here’s Zalay’s brother’s most recent photo:

My family has a tradition of being officially documented as by the government as characters, because they don’t know we’re not those people. My dad started this tradition in the 70s. Here is my brother’s latest: pic.twitter.com/gtcYbgdTt3

— Jono Zalay (@JonoZalay) January 10, 2018 Read more…

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