Ford Motor Co. has joined the growing list of car companies fielding autonomous vehicles in California, according to the Los Angeles times.

The Detroit automaker has received a permit to begin operating a driverless car on public streets as part of California’s autonomous vehicle testing program.

Ford executives say a Ford Fusion hybrid is already being tested in a closed-course setting in the Palo Alto area. Now a small fleet of 2016 Fusions will begin driving around Silicon Valley and San Francisco streets.

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