text: Laws prevent these cars from even being researched. The passage even states that,"in most states it is illegal even to test computer-driven cars." manufacturers only hope is that they, "believe that more states (other thatn California, Nevada, Florida, and the District of Colombia) will follow (allowing cars to be tested) as soon as the cars are proved more reliably safe. However, even if this doesn't happen, there is another problem. The passage states, "even if traffic laws change, new laws will be needed in order to cover liability in the case of an accident." This shows that the legal and manufacturing worlds are completely unprepared for driverless cars. If you were to want to buy a driverless car, how much would you think about the laws covering it? Would they be in your favor if anything happens, or would they be complicated enough that the manufacturer themselves can just blow you off?