The prototype Google revealed differs from the Priuses and Lexuses in that they can’t let humans take over the job of piloting; they are completely controlled by the onboard computer. In addition to lacking a steering wheel, the Google-built car also has no accelerator, no brake, no mirrors, no glove compartment, and no soundsystem your tiny smartphone speaker will have to do. The cars are capped at a modest 25mph and are started and stopped by a button.

via Google’s prototype electric self-driving car seats two, has no steering wheel | Ars Technica.

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(HT Jason)