One step closer to self-driving cars as Google takes testing to Austin

Posted on 14 Jul 2015 by Cobey Bartels

Google has announced that testing of its self-driving cars has commenced in Austin, Texas, taking along two of the latest Lexus RX450h SUV’s equipped with the technology.

The company is hoping to gain a better understanding of how the prototypes interact with varying traffic and road conditions, announcing the news in a press release last week. The majority of testing since the futuristic program commenced in 2009 has been around the company’s headquarters in Mountain View, California. “It’s now time for us…

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