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A comment on Google Self-Driving Car Project's first vehicle prototype. Parent comment

Re:Google Self-Driving Car Project's first vehicle prototype by ender7 on Monday December 22, 2014 @04:55PM (#8785480)
35mph is the normal minimum in the US, outside of some neighborhoods where it gets as low as 20-25mph.

The 25mph speed is a hack around US auto regulations, which are far less strict if the vehicle's max speed is 25mph or less.

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Re:Google Self-Driving Car Project's first vehicle prototype by dragonwriter on Monday December 22, 2014 @05:09PM (#8785558)
> 35mph is the normal minimum in the US

In California, the default speed limit in business or residential districts is 25 mph, this is also the default speed limit for school zones.

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