Florida Passes Self Driving Law That Makes Human Drivers OPTIONAL

On June 13, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law new legislation that opens the door to fully autonomous vehicles in a way no other state has. “A fully autonomous vehicle may operate in this state regardless of whether a human operator is physically present in the vehicle,” the law reads in no uncertain terms.

It also amends previous traffic rules to comport with a more modern idea of what “driving” will be in an autonomous future, such as exempting AVs from rules that, for example, ban using your phone or watching TV while the car is in motion.
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atc98092 - 6/25/2019 10:45:56 AM

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And here comes all new Florida man/car stories...

Truthy - 6/25/2019 12:54:47 PM

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This reminds me of a statitic I read that Florida and Texas have the vast majority of carnival ride accidents AND they are the least regulated if regulated at all. Yee-haw!! MAGA baby! Let the buyer beware. Your relative killed by driverless car? Tough crap!! Yee-Haw!!!

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 6/25/2019 2:49:07 PM

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I wonder where the insurance companies stand on this? If you were not driving the car are you still liable for what it does on the road? This is a can of worms. Best avoided by driving yourself vs letting the car do it.

SanJoseDriver - 6/25/2019 11:37:42 PM

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I think the manufacturer would be liable in all autonomous incidents regardless of owner.

MDarringer - 6/25/2019 3:55:04 PM

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The attorneys are excited for the civil suits they will win easily and make big money on.