Nevada riding shotgun in self-driving car industry
Nevada wants to be the leader in the driverless car industry.
Photo/Steve Jurvetson
By Daniel Rothberg, Las Vegas Sun
In 2011, at the behest of Google, Nevada became the first state to legalize autonomous vehicle road-testing.
Seeing the potential economic benefits, several states followed, including California, Michigan and Florida. At least 15 more now are considering legislation related to the cars.
With more states embracing autonomous cars and the hype surrounding next-stage vehicles increasing exponentially, Nevada wants to protect its lead on autonomous testing.