Google's self-driving cars are coming to public roads in California this summer

Google's self-driving cars are almost ready to appear on public roads

The autonomous two-seaters have so far been confined to the test track, but this summer, they'll start showing up on the roads of Mountain View, California, Chris Urmson, Director of Google Self-Driving Car Project, announced in a blog post Friday.

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