Nevada recently passed legislation making it legal for you to own a driverless car, and Volkswagen is producing one. Test subjects included a Volkswagen Passat, which you can test drive at Lindsay Volkswagen of Dulles in Sterling, VA.

Volkswagen's Temporary Auto Pilot (TAP) system combines other driver-assistance functions with the ability to pilot the car alone at speeds of up to 81 mph.

TAP works by combining other functions like ACC adaptive cruise control and Lane Assist (which helps keep the car within a lane) into an integrated system. Always monitored by the driver, and always leaving her/him the ability to override the system when needed, TAP can drive a car 'semi-automatically' at speeds of up to 81 mph on a highway.

Said Volkswagen's Executive Director for Research, Prof. Dr. Jürgen Leohold: "[This is] an important milestone on the path towards fully automatic and accident-free driving."¹

Source: ¹http://www.worldcarfans.com/111062334412/volkswagens-temporary-auto-pilot-makes-for-a-self-driving