Data Shows Google’s Robot Cars Are Smoother, Safer Drivers Than You or I

Tests of Google’s autonomous vehicles in California and Nevada suggests they already outperform human drivers.


 
Road trip: This car is among those Google has modified to run without a human driver.
Data gathered from Google’s self-driving Prius and Lexus cars shows that they are safer and smoother when steering themselves than when a human takes the wheel, according to the leader of Google’s autonomous-car project.

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