Google’s Next Self-Driving Car Has No Steering Wheel or Brakes

Wednesday, 28 May 2014 | by Pat's Picks

As Google and others have worked on driverless cars, the prototypes have always been designed to allow a driver to take over in case of an emergency. But the New York Times says Google engineers realized someone in a driverless car would be too distracted to take the wheel if necessary. Now Google is producing 100 self-driving cars with no steering wheel, and no brakes, only a panic button for emergency stops.

SOURCE: New York Times