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New Florida law lets autonomous vehicles drive without humans

Gov. DeSantis signed the measure Thursday at a test track for autonomous vehicles in Auburndale.
 
 
 
A Google self-driving car travels eastbound on San Antonio Road in Mountain View, Calif., on Oct. 22, 2015. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group/TNS)
A Google self-driving car travels eastbound on San Antonio Road in Mountain View, Calif., on Oct. 22, 2015. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group/TNS)

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