Google Tests Cars That Can Steer Without Drivers

Google Inc. is road-testing cars that steer, stop and start without a human driver, the company says.

The goal is to "help prevent traffic accidents, free up people’s time and reduce carbon emissions" through ride sharing and "the new ‘highway trains of tomorrow,’" project leader Sebastian Thrun wrote Saturday on Google’s corporate blog.

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