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Briefing
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- Self-Driving Permit – Transportation regulator California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) granted Waymo permit to test fully self-driving cars that will not need human driver behind wheel in state
- Rules – Waymo allowed to test cars including at night in different weather conditions, such as during fog and light rain, at city streets, rural roads, and highways, with speed limit set at up to 65 miles per hour
- Passengers – Will only be available to Waymo employees initially
- Rigorous Testing – Waymo self-driving vehicles clocked in 10 million miles of autonomous driving on public roads across 25 cities since 2009, plus seven billion miles on simulation
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Accelerator
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Market Disruption
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Sector
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Information Technology, Transportation and Logistics
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Organization
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California Department of Motor Vehicles, Waymo
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Source
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Original Publication Date
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October 31, 2018
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