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Google’s own self-driving cars set for public-road test

Google Inc. is ready to take the self-driving cars it designed onto public roads, another step in the companys efforts to change the way people use vehicles.

By Brian Womack, Bloomberg | Updated on May 15, 2015
Google's self-driving Lexus car drives along street during a demonstration at Google campus on Wednesday, May 13, 2015, in Mountain View, Calif. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)

(Bloomberg) — Google Inc. is ready to take the self-driving cars it designed onto public roads, another step in the company’s efforts to change the way people use vehicles.

The Internet-search giant plans to put a “few” of its small cars on roads in Mountain View, California, this summer, graduating from the test track, Chris Urmson, director of the self-driving project said Friday in a blog post. They will use safety drivers with the vehicles, which were first unveiled last year. Until now, Google has tested the technology using existing automobiles made by Toyota Motor Corp.

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