Google car self-driving cars
Until now, self-driving cars have just been regular cars with an autopilot mode. They have steering wheels, gas pedals, brakes, and human drivers ready to take over at a moment's notice.
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Google just changed the game. Its latest prototype, unveiled Tuesday night, dispenses with all the vestigial manual controls—and the vestigial human.
Designed and built by Google from the ground up, it's not just a self-driving car, but a true driverless car. A tiny, bubble-shaped two-seater, it's designed to pick people up at Point A and deposit them at Point B without any intervention on their part. Just set the destination and push the "go" button and you're free to look out the windows, read a book, work on their laptops, or go to sleep. No driver's license needed.