[Note from CAF: This is a description of a panel coming up at Stanford Law School. It shows that when a decision is made to innovate that the powers that be (in this case Google) have the ability to change significant laws and regulations fairly quickly, and well ahead of popular understanding and consensus. It also a reminder of the speed at which digital technology and changes in material science will bring significant change to the auto industry and transportation]
Come hear the story of an extraordinary new law from the people who made it happen. Two years ago, no state legislature had even contemplated self-driving cars. Now, three states have passed legislation, several more are considering it, and Nevada’s DMV has issued the world’s first autonomous vehicle test plates to Google. What happened? The answer reveals how the legislative and regulatory process actually works — and provides important lessons to others that may follow Nevada’s path. Join Nevada’s Assembly transportation chair and DMV director, Google’s Nevada lobbyist, and others for a candid discussion of the recent past and the not-so-distant future.
