An autonomous vehicle company has been testing
its cars in Las Vegas without a human backup driver
ready to take control in an emergency.
The company Motional, a joint venture between
between Hyundai and Aptiv, an auto tech
company, announced it has been testing its
driverless cars in Las Vegas in February.
The company, which has an agreement with
ridesharing company Lyft to operate a fully-
driverless service in 2023, received permission
in November from the Nevada Department of
Motor Vehicles to begin the tests without a back-
up driver.