They are &quot;driverless&quot; from an internal software or technology perspective.  The car is making itself move.  But they are not driverless from an external&#x2F;legal view.  There is still a person in there that is held responsible for the safe operation of the vehicle.  When things go wrong, that person will still be answerable a the driver.<p>I seriously doubt Google is sending out &quot;drivers&quot; without proper licenses.  Equally, I cannot imagine any court dismissing a traffic ticket on the basis that the car, the robot, was the one committing the crime.