I thought Google was building the little 25MPH self driving cars for senior communities, campuses, and such. But they&#x27;re running them on El Camino Real.<p>They apparently registered the small self driving cars as what California calls a &quot;Neighborhood Electric Vehicle&quot;.[0]  A NEV is limited to 25 MPH, and cannot be operated on a road with a speed limit above 35 MPH. It&#x27;s one step above a golf cart.  Local municipalities can limit their use on faster streets, if they so choose, but they don&#x27;t have to.<p>There&#x27;s a related flap over high speed electric bicycles.  They&#x27;re supposed to be limited to 20MPH, but some can reach 40MPH, and a few can reach 50MPH.[1]  They only have bicycle-grade wheels, brakes, and pothole tolerance[2], which is a problem.  At what point is a driver&#x27;s license, or a motorcycle license, required, what&#x27;s allowed on a bike path, and do you have to have pedals?[3]  There are now three classes of electric bikes in California, one of which doesn&#x27;t have pedals but is still considered a  &quot;bicycle&quot;. There are also electric mopeds and electric motorcycles.<p>Trying to fit all these vehicles on the same road and bike path system is difficult.<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.dmv.ca.gov&#x2F;portal&#x2F;dmv&#x2F;?1dmy&amp;urile=wcm:path:&#x2F;dmv_content_en&#x2F;dmv&#x2F;pubs&#x2F;brochures&#x2F;fast_facts&#x2F;ffvr37" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.dmv.ca.gov&#x2F;portal&#x2F;dmv&#x2F;?1dmy&amp;urile=wcm:path:&#x2F;dmv_...</a>
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