In this age of technology, the driver has become the passenger.<br/> <br />Self-driving cars are here -- and Google has jumped on board.<br/> <br />This promotional video showcases their driverless-car prototypes.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN, SAYING:<br/> <br />"There's no steering wheel in the way."<br/> <br />Through automotive partnerships, Google is building small electric two seaters without steering wheels, accelerator pedals or brake pedals. In fact, they've been testing these cars since 2009.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN, SAYING:<br/> <br />"It knows when it needs to stop, it knows when it needs to go."<br/> <br />Driverless cars are now limited to a maximum speed of 25 miles an hour, but could go past 100 miles per hour once they're proven safe.<br/> <br />Google aims to build up to 200 such cars sooner rather than later, and hopes they will be available within a couple of years.
