Nevada in 2011 passed the nation’s first law
to permit testing of driverless cars but backup
drivers were required until 2017. That year, a fully
driverless shuttle was tested in downtown Las
Vegas, offering a dozen passengers a ride on a
short loop.
In 2019 and 2020, Russian company Yandex
offered rides in fully driverless cars during the
Consumer Electronics Show.
Two other companies have started testing fully
driverless cars in San Francisco and Phoenix.