Google self-driving car News

If sensors detect the vehicle is about to "come into contact with another object" they would change accordingly. If it`s another car, keep the outside stiff, if it`s a human, loosen up as appropriate.

Google Inc. does not intend to become a vehicle manufacturer, the company`s managing director for Germany, Austria and Switzerland said on Tuesday at the Frankfurt auto show.

Google Inc said on Thursday it had started testing the latest prototypes of its self-driving cars on Mountain View, California roads, with safety drivers aboard.

Google has announced that the first completed prototype of its self-driving car is ready to be road tested.