Apple meets with California DMV on self-driving cars

Apple met with California’s Department of Motor Vehicles in August to discuss self-driving vehicles, which means an Apple-branded electric car might be closer to hitting the road than previously expected.

The Guardian caught wind of the meeting from DMV documents, and confirmed with the department’s officials that “the Apple meeting was to review DMV’s autonomous vehicle regulations.”

The California DMV doesn’t exactly have self-driving car regulations, but it’s working to establish guidelines manufacturers to follow before releasing their autonomous cars to the public. As you can imagine, a self-driving car needs to be rigorously tested and undergo safety certifications before it hits the streets. According to The Guardian, the California DMV missed its early 2015 deadline for drafting the regulations, but the department is issuing permits for a self-driving car test program.

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