Google's Self-Driving Car trains on Mountain View Streets

6 Simple Things Google's Self-Driving Car Still Can't Handle

California DMV says Google’s autonomous car tests need a steering wheel | Ars Technica
The new law means Google's self-designed car will need to have a steering wheel and gas and brake pedals while it is still under development. According to The Wall Street Journal, Google will comply with the law by building a "small, temporary steering wheel and pedal system that drivers can use during testing" into the prototype cars. The report says California officials are working on rules for cars without a steering wheel and pedals, but for now, a human control system is mandatory.

Google’s Self-Driving Cars Still Face Many Obstacles | MIT Technology Review
MIT Technology Review took a closer look at the driving challenges Google's driverless cars still can't tackle. Most of them are so ubiquitous, so mundane, it's almost funny. It's also a reminder: It'll be quite some time before humanity is permanently relegated to the shotgun seat.

1. Weather - no snow
2. Potholes - unmarked by cones
3. Roads not sufficiently Googled
4. Construction
5. Pesky Humans - ignores traffic cops.
6. don't really help traffic