Google’s ‘goofy’ new self-driving car a sign of things to come

Google unveiled its first "fully functional" prototype for its own self-driving car Monday and plans to test it on Bay Area public roads in the new year.

The dainty two-seater still requires government approval before it can legally operate without a human driver through suburban office parks or downtown streets, but the milestone is the latest sign that driverless cars could soon be a fixture in Silicon Valley neighborhoods and other parts of the world.

By Matt O’Brien

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