Nevada is the first state in the U.S. to approve the use of driverless cars like those being developed at Google Inc. -

Nevada is the first state in the U.S. to approve the use of driverless cars like those being developed at Google Inc. - 

Nevada is the first state in the U.S. to approve the use of driverless cars like those being developed at Google Inc. on its roads.

State legislators passed a law instructing the Nevada Department of Transportation to come up with rules including safety standards, insurance requirements and testing sites.

Google has tested driverless cars in California,driving about 140,000 miles with them.

The Nevade law defines permits cars that use artificial intelligence, sensors and GPS to drive without active the attention of a human operator.

Along with Google (NASDAQ:GOOG),Volkswagen has been working on driverless cars.

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