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This Vehicle Has No Side-View Mirrors—and It's Legal | WIRED

Self-driving startup Nuro is the first company to win an exemption from federal safety requirements. It won't be the last.

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Self-Driving Tesla Was Involved in Fatal Crash, U.S. Says

The federal highway safety agency said that the driver of a Tesla on “autopilot” died in a crash in May, thought to be the first death in a self-driving car.

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Self-driving cars are here to stay

What we hear less about are the self-driving cars that you can buy today. So far, they’re not fully autonomous, like Google’s. You’re required to keep at least one hand on the wheel while driving. In this regard, they’re strictly a stopgap between today’s cars and the fully self-driving models of 2020 or so.