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Thursday Afternoon Diversion: Google Car

By Kevin Robinson in Arts & Entertainment on May 19, 2011 8:00PM

At the TED 2011 conference in Long Beach, Google gave test demonstrations of its prototype auto-driving car. Because the car is on a closed course, it's driving faster and rougher than it would in normal traffic.