Nevada Becomes First State to Approve Regulations for Driverless Cars

Last week, Nevada approved regulations for driverless cars on its roadways, to go along with Nevada's official legalization of driverless cars last Summer.  Maybe the future isn't as far away as I thought!

Nevada is the first state in the country to pass such legislation, according to Forbes.

Search giant Google has been lobbying for rules that would regulate its self-driving cars ever since unveiling its autonomous vehicle program in 2010. The cars have logged more than 160,000 miles without an accident, the company boasts.

[via Forbes.]

What an exciting concept!  Just tell your car where you want to go, and it drives you there; and safely, nonetheless!

Speaking of safety, Forbes reports that operators of driverless cars in Nevada are not breaking the law by texting or talking on the phone while driving.  However, driving while intoxicated is still illegal for all vehicle operators in the Silver State, whether they're actually driving or not.

So don't go planning any wild Vegas vacations without a designated driver just yet!

Here's a video of Google's driverless car in action.  Pretty incredible stuff!