Self-Driving Vehicle Progress (CA Senate edition)

The California Senate has voted 37-0 to allow use of autonomous vehicles in their state.  If the law is adopted, CA would join Nevada in approving use of autonomous vehicles.  Nevada issued their first autonomous vehicle license in May 2012 for a Toyota Prius that Google had modified.  This is the first step in what will likely be a long process of adoption of this incredible technology.  There is much yet to be done, both on the technical and legal fronts, but things are moving faster than I expected.  It's very exciting.