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Cab Drivers better start looking for new jobs May 18th 2012, 11:22 Quote: D.C. Council members take a ride in self-driving car By Tom Howell Jr. The Washington Times Thursday, May 17, 2012 A pair of D.C. Council members on Thursday took a quick jaunt around the block toward the future and they like what they see. Mary M. Cheh, Ward 3 Democrat, and Tommy Wells, Ward 6 Democrat, took a brief spin in Google's self-driving car, an "engineering prototype" that could fundamentally change the way people get around on roads and highways. The lawmakers were picked up by the car, a blue Toyota Prius, outside the technology company's D.C. offices on New York Avenue in Northwest. They hopped in the back seat and saw, firsthand, how the car could use laser sensors, radar and GPS systems to navigate D.C. streets without incident. "It's precisely like driving around in any other car," said Ms. Cheh, chairwoman of the Committee on the Environment, Public Works and Transportation. Google employees accompanied the council members for the special test-run, including a man in the driver's seat who must be present in case he is needed to take control of the driver's wheel or brakes. Nevertheless, Ms. Cheh said the "driver" turned around and spoke to them throughout the trip, gesturing with his hands and proving the car really does not need a human to guide it. .... http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/...f-driving-car/ (Maybe Truck Drivers too justme...)

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