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Google Unveils "Smart Car" That Can Steer Without a Driver

Mountain View : CA : USA | Oct 10, 2010 at 2:09 PM PDT
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Google Unveils "Smart Car" That Can Steer Without a Driver

Description: Google Inc. is road-testing cars that steer, stop and start without a human driver, the company says. The cars have traveled a total of 140,000 miles on major California roads without much human intervention, according to a posting Saturday on Google's corporate blog.

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